 President Abdurrahman Wahid taking his presidential oath in 1999 | |
| Date | 20 October 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10-20) |
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| Location | Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta |
| Organized by | People's Consultative Assembly |
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The inauguration of Abdurrahman Wahid as the 4th president of Indonesia took place on Wednesday, 20 October 1999 at the Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta. The ceremony marked the commencement of Wahid's only term as president.
Wahid's term as president only lasted for one year, nine months, and four days, his term ended following his decree to suspend the People's Consultative Assembly and the People's Representative Council on July 23, 2001.
Background
In 1999 Wahid was elected as president beating Megawati Sukarnoputri by 373 votes to 313, he was the first candidate to win the presidency through a vote by the People’s Consultative Assembly. The following day, Megawati was nominated by Gus Dur's party as vice president and got elected, beating Hamzah Haz from the PPP by 396 votes to 284.
See also
Notes
- 20 October 1999 – 23 July 2001.
References
- "Pelantikan Presiden dari masa ke masa". Kumparan news. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Pelantikan Gus Dur". Merdeka.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- World Factbook 2000. Claitors Pub Division. August 2000. p. 234. ISBN 9781579805784. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Abdurrahman Wahid". Britannica. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- Raphael PuraStaff (22 October 1999). "Megawati's New Position May Snarl Wahid's Work". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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