The Report Episode 97 | Part 3/4 (20/10/14) - Indonesia: 7th President Joko Widodo Inaugurated

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Channel: Islam Channel · 2014 · News & Politics

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The Report looks at the inauguration of Indonesia’s 7th president. Since the fall of dictatorial rule in 1998, the world's most populated Muslim country has seen a slow transition to democracy with the first direct presidential elections held in 2004. President Joko Widodo used his first speech to the nation to call towards working to improve the country’s maritime power. He quoted the first Indonesian president Sukarno saying “in order to build Indonesia into a strong nation we need the spirit of courage to face the waves".

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