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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joko_WidodoJoko Widodo - Wikipedia

    Joko Widodo (Indonesian: [dʒɔkɔ widɔdɔ]; born Mulyono, 21 June 1961), popularly known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the seventh president of Indonesia.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Joko-WidodoJoko Widodo | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    5 days ago · Joko Widodo, 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.

  3. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-28422179Joko 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 nepotism in...

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2022/11/13 › worldJoko Widodo of Indonesia, Reluctant Global Statesman - The New...

    Nov 13, 2022 · Once Inward-Looking, Joko Widodo Casts Himself as a Global Statesman. The Indonesia president, who has kept his focus close to home, is seeking a bigger role on the global stage, albeit with a...

  5. apnews.com › article › indonesia-election-joko-widodo-7a47cf5e0811bedb95914b4ba20199bfJoko Widodo: A president who mingles with people and listens to...

    Feb 14, 2024 · Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum to the presidency of Indonesia shows how far the world’s third-largest democracy has veered from a brutal authoritarian era.

  6. apnews.com › article › indonesia-nusantara-new-capital-widodo-jokowi-1aec0fe7c935Indonesia's leader says 1st phase of new capital is 80% complete...

    Jun 5, 2024 · Indonesian President Joko Widodo says construction of the first phase of the country’s ambitious new capital is 80% complete and he will have an office there once clean water is available in July.

  7. www.ft.com › content › 66a490e3/9268/4d8d-b7df-d2f901cd0fdeIn charts: how the Joko Widodo era remade modern Indonesia’s...

    Feb 11, 2024 · Over the past decade, Joko Widodo has reinvented Indonesia’s economy to make it one of the world’s most attractive investment markets, thanks in no small part to a boom in demand for green ...

  8. www.ft.com › content › 4e442979-36c7-47c3/9682/46a5d199a752Is Indonesia finally set to become an economic superpower?

    President Joko Widodo has overseen an era of strong growth and rapid development. In an interview, he reveals far larger ambitions

  9. www.economist.com › leaders › 2024/02/08What Jokowi’s inglorious exit means for Indonesia - The Economist

    Feb 8, 2024 · J OKO WIDODO is leaving Indonesia’s presidency less creditably than he entered it. A decade ago the former furniture salesman, popularly known as Jokowi, swept to power on a promise to defy the...

  10. www.reuters.com › world › asia-pacific'Jokowi effect': How Indonesia's outgoing leader shaped election...

    Feb 12, 2024 · 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 third-largest democracy, and nowhere more...