INDONESIA NEW PRESIDENT

James Giggacher - 21 Oct, 2014

epa04454340 New Indonesian President Joko Widodo raises his fist as he delivers his first speech as President shortly after the swearing in ceremony in front of Parliament members in Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 October 2014. Joko Widodo was sworn in as Indonesia’s seventh president in an inauguration ceremony in the capital Jakarta. Indonesia’s newly inaugurated President Joko Widodo urges Indonesians to unite and work together. Widodo said his government aimed to make Indonesia ‘politically and economically independent’ but acknowledged tough tasks ahead. EPA/ADI WEDA

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James Giggacher was editor of New Mandala from 2015 to 2017.
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