Which famous person was born in Surakarta?
Joko Widodo
Raden Soekarno
Suharto
Megawati Soekarnoputri
Answer
Joko Widodo, the current president of Indonesia, was born in Surakarta on June 21, 1961. He is the first Indonesian president from outside of Java and the first to have a working-class background. Widodo grew up in a poor family and worked as a furniture maker before entering politics. He was elected mayor of Surakarta in 2005 and governor of Jakarta in 2012.
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