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Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (Indonesian: [baxaˈrudːin ˈjusuf haˈbibi] ⓘ; 25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian politician, engineer and scientist who served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999.
Parepare is a city (kota) in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, located on the southwest coast of Sulawesi, about 155 km (96 mi) north of the provincial capital of Makassar.A port town, it is one of the major population centers of the Bugis people.
An independence referendum was held in East Timor on 30 August 1999, organised by United Nations Mission in East Timor.The referendum's origins lay with the request made by the President of Indonesia, B. J. Habibie, to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 27 January 1999, for the United Nations to hold a referendum, whereby East Timor would be given choice of either greater ...
Gorontalo (Gorontaloan: Hulontalo) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi.Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 December 2000.
Habibie is a Gorontalo (Indonesia) surname. Notable people with the surname include: B. J. Habibie (1936–2019), president of Indonesia 1998–1999; Hasri Ainun Habibie (1937–2010), Indonesian physician and wife of President B. J. Habibie; Junus Effendi Habibie (1937–2012), Indonesian diplomat and brother of President B. J. Habibie
B. J. Habibie (1936–2019) 11 March 1998 21 May 1998 [d] 71 days 1998: Golkar: Vacant (21 May 1998 – 20 October 1999) B. J. Habibie: 8 Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947) 21 October 1999: 23 July 2001 [e] 1 year, 275 days 1999: PDI-P: Abdurrahman Wahid: Vacant (23–26 July 2001) [e] Megawati Sukarnoputri: 9 Hamzah Haz (1940–2024) 26 July ...
Habibie was successful in giving the governor of the central bank independent authority, although he would continue to retain control of the attorney general. Another reformist step taken was the inclusion of United Development Party member and future chairman Hamzah Haz instead of keeping the cabinet exclusive to Golkar and members of the ...
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (born June 25, 1936), or simply Habibie, was the third President of Indonesia, holding office from 1998 to 1999. He was born in Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi; and studied at the Bandung Institute of Technology. In 1950, when Habibie was fourteen, he became acquainted with Lieutenant Colonel Suharto. Suharto quickly became ...