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Yudhoyono, Susilo Bambang (s

sē`lō bämbäng y

`dōyō'nō), 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 Suharto or Soeharto (both: s
..... Click the link for more information. 's resignation. Under Presidents Wahid Wahid, Abdurrahman, 1940–, Indonesian religious and political leader popularly called Gus Dur, president of Indonesia (1999–2001). A Muslim scholar and political moderate who supports separation of religion and state and rights for women and minorities,
..... Click the link for more information. and Megawati Megawati Sukarnoputri (mĕg'əwä`tē s
..... Click the link for more information. 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.