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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , 1949-, Indonesian army officer and political leader, popularly known as SBY, president of Indonesia (2004-), b. Pacitan, Java. A military officer who was trained both in Indonesia and the United States, in the 1990s he came to support a reduction in the military's influence in Indonesian politics and sought in 1998 to facilitate President Suharto 's resignation. Under Presidents Wahid and Megawati he served as minister for security and political affairs but ultimately broke with both leaders. In 2004 he challenged Megawati for the presidency and won a landslide victory after a runoff election, becoming Indonesia's first directly elected president.

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