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Megawati Sukarnoputri is Indonesia's first and to date only female president and the fifth woman to lead a Muslim-majority country. She is also the first Indonesian president and as of 2023 the only vice president to be born after Indonesia proclaimed its independence in 1945 .
May 27, 2024 · Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian politician who was the fifth president of Indonesia (2001–14) and the first woman to hold that post; her father, Sukarno, was the first president. She also helped found the Indonesian Democratic Party for Struggle, and from 1999 to 2001 she served as vice president of Indonesia.
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Megawati Sukarnoputri, in full Dyah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri, (born January 23, 1947, Jakarta, Indonesia), Indonesian politician who was the fifth president of Indonesia (2001–04) and the first woman to hold the post.
Jul 24, 2001 · Mrs. Megawati, 54, was elected today by Indonesia's Parliament to succeed Abdurrahman Wahid, whom she served as vice president for 21 months and whose offhand insults about the...
Megawati Sukarnoputri’s father, Sukarno, led Indonesia to independence from Dutch colonial rule after World War II and became the country’s first president. He is still revered as a ...
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Megawati Sukarnoputri. (b. 1947) Quick Reference. (b. 23 Jan. 1947), President of Indonesia, 2001–4 Born at Yogyakarta, she is the daughter of Indondesia's first president, Achmad Sukarno. As such, she was part of the political establishment, and became leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party.
The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri was born in Yogyakarta, 23 January 1947. Prior to her appointment as president, she was the 8th Vice President under Abdurrahman Wahid administration.
