Joko Widodo - Wikipedia
Joko Widodo (Indonesian: [dʒɔkɔ widɔdɔ]; born Mulyono; 21 June 1961), popularly known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024.
Joko Widodo | Biography & Facts | Britannica
1 day ago · Joko Widodo is an Indonesian businessman, politician, and government official who served as governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014 before becoming president of Indonesia in 2014. He was the first Indonesian president who did not have a military background or belong to a prominent political family.
Joko Widodo: From promising democrat to Indonesia's kingmaker
Feb 13, 2024 · The former furniture salesman was Indonesia's first leader from outside the political and military elite. His decisive win was propelled by people's frustrations with corruption and...
Joko Widodo: A president who mingles with people and listens to ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia spotlighted how far the world’s third-largest democracy had veered from a brutal authoritarian era decades ago.
What Joko Widodo Achieved as President - The New York Times
2 days ago · “Jokowi truly cares for the poor people, and I’ve really felt it,” said Dwi Lestari, 36, a housewife from Yogyakarta, who said the government had given her cash and food. Her family now sees ...
The President Who Never Picked a Side: Indonesia’s Jokowi …
5 days ago · On October 20, Joko Widodo—universally known as Jokowi—will leave office as the most effective and admired of Indonesia’s five presidents since the country’s turn to democracy in 1998.
Indonesia’s new president, explained | Vox
Feb 14, 2024 · Prabowo, who uses his first name, is closely aligned with outgoing President Joko Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi, and currently serves as Indonesia’s defense minister.
'Jokowi effect': How Indonesia's outgoing leader shaped election …
SEMARANG, Indonesia, Feb 12 (Reuters) - His name is not on the ballot, but Indonesia's wildly popular President Joko Widodo, or "Jokowi", looms large over Wednesday's election in the world's...
What Jokowi’s inglorious exit means for Indonesia - The Economist
Feb 8, 2024 · A decade ago the former furniture salesman, popularly known as Jokowi, swept to power on a promise to defy the elites who had stage-managed the world’s third-biggest democracy since the fall of...
The Scandal of the Indonesian Leader’s Son and the Private Jet
2 days ago · The caption read: “U.S.A. here we go.”. On board that August flight from Jakarta to Los Angeles were Kaesang Pangarep, the younger son of President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, and Mr. Kaesang ...