The Man Behind Indonesia’s Rise

Posted on July 10, 2009

TIME magazine has this to say on President SBY’s reelection:

On July 8, voters on the more than 17,000 islands that make up the vast archipelago nation of Indonesia went to the polls to elect the country’s President. A final count has yet to be completed, but all signs suggest Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the incumbent candidate, notched a resounding victory. Since winning the country’s first competitive elections in 2004, the former general has been a cool steward of Indonesia’s young and often chaotic democracy, denting the country’s grim legacy of corruption, cracking down on radical Islamist groups and rebuilding a nation that suffered the brunt of 2005’s devastating Indian Ocean tsunami. SBY — Yudhoyono is widely referred to by his initials — is seen as a moderate and honest figure in a nation still emerging from decades of cronyism under the deceased military dictator Suharto. When his triumph is certified, he will become the first President to be re-elected in what is the world’s most populous Muslim democracy..

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Comment by stop dreaming start action

2009-07-11 04:31:52

pada dasarnya perolehan awal sby jauh lebih unggul dibandingkan calon presiden yang lain dan mungkin sudah bisa dipastikan pak sby memenangkan pilpress tahun ini…sukses buat pak sby

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Comment by Blogger Senayan

2009-07-11 04:55:04

selamat datang presiden baru, negeri ini menunggu aksimu
hehhehe

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Comment by Stop Dreaming Start Action

2009-07-11 16:29:53

Menunggu gebrakan selanjutnya

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Comment by Stop Dreaming Start Action

2009-07-11 16:31:09

semangat buat presiden baru

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Comment by stop dreaming start action

2009-07-12 04:35:23

SBY saat ini merupakan stok pemimpin terbaik yang dimilki bangsa kita.. Semoga dia bisa menjaga amanah dan memabwa rakyat menuju hari yang lebih baik. Goodluck…!

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