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Wednesday, 26, April, 2006 (28, Rabi` al-Awwal, 1427)
Yudhoyono, an Experienced Leader, First to Win Direct Presidential Poll
Arab News
Gen. TNI (Retd.) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, popularly known as SBY, was
born in Pacitan, East Java, on Sept. 9, 1949. In the first ever direct
presidential election in Indonesia in 2004, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, running
on a platform for "more just, more peaceful, more prosperous, and more
democratic Indonesia" was elected as the 6th president of the Republic of
Indonesia, gaining a landslide 60 percent of the popular vote over incumbent
President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
President Yudhoyono graduated from the Military Academy in 1973 and
topped his class. He received his fourth star in 2000. He is also an
accomplished scholar. He was educated in the United States, where he received
his Masters degree in management from Webster University in 1991. He continued
his study and earned a Doctorate Degree in Agricultural Economics from Bogor
Institute of Agriculture, West Java, Indonesia, in 2004. President Yudhoyono
was awarded two honorary doctorates in 2005, respectively in the field of law
from his alma mater, Webster University, and in political science from
Thammasat University in Thailand.
He was the commander of the United Nations Military Observers and
commander of the Indonesian Military contingent in Bosnia-Herzegovina from
1995-1996. For his outstanding service, President Yudhoyono was decorated with
24 medals and awards, including the UNPKF Medal, the Bintang Oharma, the
Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna and the Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna, the
highest national medal for excellent service beyond the call of duty.
Prior to being elected, President Yudhoyono held various important
government positions, including minister of mining and energy and coordinating
minister for political, social, and security affairs in the National Unity
Cabinet under President Abdurrahman Wahid. He again served as coordinating
minister for political, social, and security affairs in the Gotong Royong
Cabinet under President Sukarnoputri. It was in his capacity as coordinating
minister that he became internationally recognized for leading Indonesia's
counter-terrorism efforts.
For more information on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visit his
personal website: http://www.presidensby.info/
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