Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri is an Indonesian politician who served as the fifth president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004. She previously served as the eighth vice president from 1999 to 2001.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle is an Indonesian political party, and the party of the current President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo.
Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 5 July 2004, with a second round on 20 September. They were the first direct presidential elections in the country; prior to a 2002 amendment to the Constitution of Indonesia, the President and Vice President had been elected by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, commonly referred to by his initials SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party of Indonesia, he served as the 4th leader of the Democratic Party from 2014 until 2020, 8th and 10th coordinating minister of politics and security affairs of Indonesia from 2000 until 2001, and again from 2001 until 2004. He also served as the president of the Assembly and chair of the Council of the Global Green Growth Institute. He was also the former chairman of ASEAN due to Indonesia's hosting of the 18th and 19th ASEAN Summits.
The Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) was one of the two state-approved parties during the New Order era of the late 20th-century in Indonesia.
Semarang is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. The city has been named as the cleanest tourist destination in Southeast Asia by the ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard (ACTCS) for 2020–2022.
Muhammad Taufiq Kiemas was an Indonesian politician, who served as the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia from 2009 until his death in 2013. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he was the husband of Megawati Sukarnoputri, president of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004.
Dewi Sukarno, complete name Ratna Sari Dewi Sukarno, widely known in Japan as Dewi Fujin, is a Japanese-born Indonesian businesswoman, socialite, television personality and philanthropist. She was one of the wives of the first President of Indonesia, Sukarno.
Sophan Sophiaan was an Indonesian film actor and politician. He was a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP).
Roy Binilang Bawatanusa Janis was an Indonesian politician who was a member of the People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2005, and was the first chairman of the Democratic Renewal Party.
Gandrung is a traditional dance from Indonesia. Gandrung has many variations and is popular in Bali, Lombok and Eastern Java among the Balinese, Sasak and Javanese. The most popular variation is gandrung from the Banyuwangi region in the eastern peninsula of Java, so much that the city is often referred as Kota Gandrung or "the city of gandrung". Originally a ritual dance dedicated to the goddess of rice and fertility, Dewi Sri, it is currently performed as a social dance of courtship and love in communal and social events, or as a tourist attraction. Gandrung Sewu Festival is held at Banyuwangi annually.
Ganjar Pranowo is the Governor of Central Java who has served since 23 August 2013. He is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. Previously, he was a member of the People's Representative Council of the PDI-P faction for the 2004–2009 and 2009–2013 periods. In addition, Ganjar also served as General Chairperson of KAGAMA for the 2014–2019 period.
Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala Devi is an Indonesian politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), who is serving as the current speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Indonesia's lower house since 2019. She is the first female and the third-youngest person to take the office permanently. She previously served as the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs between 2014 and 2019, also becoming the first female and the youngest among all past and present coordinating ministers, being only 41 when she took office.
Tjahjo Kumolo was an Indonesian politician. He served as Minister of Home Affairs in the Working Cabinet (2014–2019), and Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet from 2019 until his death, both under President Joko Widodo.
The 27 July Incident was an attack by Indonesian government forces on the head office of the Indonesian Democratic Party, which was being occupied by supporters of recently ousted party leader Megawati Sukarnoputri. It was followed by two days of riots in Jakarta.
Rustriningsih is an Indonesian politician who served as the Vice Governor of Central Java between 2008 and 2013. Previously, she served two terms as the regent of Kebumen. She was formerly a member of PDI-P, until she left the party around 2014 following her support for Prabowo Subianto in the 2014 Indonesian presidential election.
Bambang Dwi Hartono is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2019, representing the Java I electoral district. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he previously served as a representative in the East Java Regional People's Representative Council from 2014 until 2019, the Mayor of Surabaya between 2002 and 2010, and the Vice Mayor of Surabaya from 2000 until 2002 and again from 2010 until 2013.
Suryadi, alternatively spelled as Soerjadi, was an Indonesian politician who served as the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party from 1986 until 1998. He became prominent for his faction's involvement in the 27 July 1996 incident, or more commonly known as the Kudatuli incident.
Hadisubeno Sosrowerdojo was the last chairman of the Partai Nasional Indonesia before its dissolution in the New Order. He also served as the Mayor of Semarang from 1951 until 1958, and the Governor of Central Java from 1958 until 1960. He was famous for publicly comparing Sukarno and Suharto and for challenging Suharto's rule during his early years.
