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Encyclopedia > Jusuf Kalla
Jusuf Kalla
Jusuf Kalla

Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is the current Vice President of Indonesia. Image File history File links Jusuf Kalla File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Jusuf Kalla File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Map showing South Sulawesi province within Indonesia South Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Selatan) is a province of Indonesia, located on Sulawesi island. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ...


He is also the leader of the Golkar party after defeating Akbar Tanjung during the party's convention in December 2004. During the preceding election campaign, Kalla had been expelled from the party due to his support for the non-Golkar candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The party invited him back and elevated him to the leadership following his appointment as Vice President partly due to his incentives to the party. The Party of the Functional Groups (Indonesian: Partai Golongan Karya) is a political party in Indonesia, also known as Golkar (Sekretariat Bersama Golongan Karya, or Joint Secretariat of Functional Groups). ... Akbar Tanjung (born Sibolga, North Sumatra; August 14, 1945) is an Indonesian politician who is a former chairman of Golkar party. ... ← - 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in December • 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angus Ogilvy • 23 P. V. Narasimha Rao • 23 Doug Ault • 19 Renata Tebaldi • 16... Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born September 9, 1949), Indonesian retired military general and stateman, is the sixth President of Indonesia, and the first to be elected directly by voters. ...


Kalla is arguably Indonesia's most powerful Vice President although his character are far less charismatic in comparison with Mohammad Hatta. Mohammad Hatta Mohammad Hatta (born August 12, 1902, Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia); died March 14, 1980, Jakarta) was Indonesias first vice president, after being the countrys Prime Minister. ...


His leadership of Golkar gives him a Parliamentary advantage unmatched by the current President, whose Democratic Party garnered less than 10% in the most recent Parliamentary elections. Indonesias Democrat Party, also known as Partai Demokrat (PD), was founded on 9 September 2001. ...


Kalla's status of being Vice President while concurrently serving as Chairman of Golkar caused rumors of rivalry with SBY.


See also

List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia Dr. Mohammad Hatta (1945 - 1956) Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX (1973 -1978) Adam Malik (1978 - 1983) Umar Wirahadikusumah (1983 - 1988) Sudharmono (1988 - 1993) Try Sutrisno (1993 - 1998) B.J.Habibie (1998) Megawati Sukarnoputri (1999 - 2001) Hamzah Haz (2001 - 2004) Jusuf Kalla (2004 - 2009) See also...

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Preceded by:
Hamzah Haz
Vice President of Indonesia
2004–
Succeeded by:
incumbent

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Jusuf Kalla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (194 words)
Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is the current Vice President of Indonesia.
Kalla is arguably Indonesia's most powerful Vice President although his character are far less charismatic in comparison with Mohammad Hatta.
Kalla's status of being Vice President while concurrently serving as Chairman of Golkar caused rumors of rivalry with SBY.
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