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President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo inaugurated Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama as Jakartaâs new governor at 2 p
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resident Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo inaugurated Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama as Jakarta's new governor at 2 p.m. at the State Palace, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Ahok replaced Jokowi, a former Jakarta governor who was elected as the country's seventh president this year.
Ahok, wearing an official white uniform and a black cap, repeated an oath stated by Jokowi, who wore a black suit and black keffiyeh.
The inauguration of the 16th governor of Jakarta was attended by several members of the Working Cabinet, such as Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan, Coordinating Economic Minister Sofjan Djalil, Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly and Manpower Minister Muhammad Hanif Dhakiri.
The inauguration was also attended by Megawati Soekarnoputri, the country's fifth president and the chairwoman of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which supported Jokowi and Ahok when the pair participated in the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial race. (nfo)(+++)
