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Megawati Sukarnoputri is Indonesia's first and to date only female president [3] 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.
Apr 26, 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.
May 23, 2018 · History. Southeast Asia History: Biographies. Megawati Sukarnoputri. views 3,786,959 updated May 23 2018. Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947) became vice president of Indonesia, the world's fourth-most-populous nation. This occurred in 1999, after a tumultuous time in her country's political affairs.
BBC News. BBC Sport. Thursday 09 August, 2001. Indonesia's leading lady. For the first time in its history, Indonesia has appointed a female president. As Megawati Sukarnoputri settles into her...
Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (January 23, 1947 - ), was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, 2004. She was the country's first female President, the first Muslim female head of a modern national state and the first Indonesian leader born after independence.
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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 quality of her...
