Capital of Indonesia
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The capital of Indonesia, officially the capital of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, is Jakarta, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia. Jakarta, previously k
National Monument, the symbol of independence, at the center of Merdeka Square, Jakarta
Lithograph of Paleis Rijswijk (present-day Istana Negara or State Palace) in the 1880s.
Monument built to inaugurate the groundbreaking of Palangkaraya by President Sukarno, dated 17 July 1957. This monument is colloquially known locally as the Sukarno Monument.
Joko Widodo
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Joko Widodo, often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian D
Capital of Indonesia
…remained for a short time until the restoration of control to Jakarta. In 2019, during his annual state of the union address at the parliament, President Joko Widodo announced a plan to relocate the capital to Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. As part of the plan, part of Kutai Kartanegara Regency and Penajam North…
Official portrait, 2019
Joko Widodo official portrait
Official portrait of Joko Widodo as mayor of Surakarta, 2005
Joko Widodo and his deputy F. X. Hadi Rudyatmo in a traditional Javanese wayang wong costume, 2011