A new Indonesian President: General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.(Opinion & Editorial)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: October 20, 2004 | Copyright information

US-trained General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono recently achieved a landslide victory in the presidential election as a key step for democracy in the worlds most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia.

General Yudhoyono, who focused his campaign on fixing the economy and cracking down on corruption, won more than 60 percent of the nearly 117 million votes cast.

The Washington-based National Democratic Institute, the international arm of the Democratic Party, said its "...

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