Megawati Sukarnoputri

5th president of Indonesia (2001–2004) and 8th vice-president of Indonesia (1999–2001)

Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (born January 23, 1947), was President of Indonesia from July 23, 2001 to October 20, 2004. She was the Indonesia's first female President, and leader born after independence. On September 20, 2004, she lost her campaign for re-election in the 2004 Indonesian presidential election. She was also the country's vice president from 21 October 1999 to 23 July 2001. She is the daughter of Indonesia's first president, Soekarno.

Megawati Soekarnoputri
Born
Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri

(1947-01-23) January 23, 1947 (age 77)
Alma materPadjadjaran University
University of Indonesia
Office5th President of Indonesia
PredecessorAbdurrahman Wahid
SuccessorSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Political partyPDIP
Spouse(s)
Surindro Supjarso
(m. 1968; died 1970)

Hassan Gamal Ahmad Hassan
(m. 1972; annulled 1972)

Taufiq Kiemas
(m. 1973; died 2013)
ChildrenMohammad Rizki Pratama
Mohammad Prananda Prabowo
Puan Maharani
Parents
Signature

Early life change

 
President Soekarno, with his children Megawati Soekarnoputri and Guntur, while receiving Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru along with his daughter Indira Gandhi.

Megawati Soekarnoputri was born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her father is Indonesia's first President, Soekarno, and her mother is Fatmawati, one of Soekarno's nine wives. Megawati Soekarnoputri was Sukarno's second child and first daughter. She grew up in her father's Merdeka Palace, one of Indonesia's presidential palace. She used to dance for her father's guests and had a hobby of gardening. Megawati Soekarnoputri was 19 when her father gave up his power in 1966 and was taken over by a government which was later led by President Soeharto.[1]

Megawati Soekarnoputri studied agriculture at Padjadjaran University in Bandung but dropped out in 1967 to be with her father following his loss of power. In 1970, the year her father died, Megawati Soekarnoputri went to the University of Indonesia to study psychology but dropped out two years later.[2]

References change

  1. "Megawati Soekarnoputri, Mbak Pendiam itu Emas | Biografi Tokoh Indonesia". Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. East & Thomas 2003, p. 233
Political offices
Preceded by
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie
Vice President of Indonesia
1999 - 2001
Succeeded by
Hamzah Haz
Preceded by
Abdurrahman Wahid
President of Indonesia
2001 - 2004
Succeeded by
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Hun Sen
Chairperson of ASEAN
2003
Succeeded by
Khamtai Siphandon