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Megawati attends Jokowi's inauguration

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman and Indonesia's fourth president, Megawati Soekarnoputri, was present for the inauguration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Monday at the building of People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the first time she has attended a presidential inauguration since leaving the Presidential Palace in 2004

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Mon, October 20, 2014

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Megawati attends Jokowi's inauguration

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ndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman and Indonesia's fourth president, Megawati Soekarnoputri, was present for the inauguration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Monday at the building of People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the first time she has attended a presidential inauguration since leaving the Presidential Palace in 2004. 

Megawati declined to attend the inaugurations of Yudhoyono in 2004 and 2009.

She wore a white-and-red dress during Monday's inauguration.

Hamzah Haz, Megawati's former vice president, was also in attendance, as was Baharuddin Jusuf Habibie, the country's third president. (alz)

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