On Wednesday, 20 October 2004, President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (better known by his initials as "SBY") was inaugurated as the 6th president of Indonesia. Yudhoyono was the first democratically direct-elected president of Indonesia, after previous presidents was elected by the People's Consultative Assembly.[1]
 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took the oath of presidential office in 2004. | |
| Date | 20 October 2004 |
|---|---|
| Location | Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta |
| Participants | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 6th president of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla 10th vice president of Indonesia — Assuming office |
Yudhoyono took his oath in the Parliamentary Complex in Jakarta. This ceremony marked the commencement of the first five-year term of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as president and first non-consecutive term of Jusuf Kalla as vice president.[2] Both were sworn in after winning the second round of the presidential election on 20 September 2004.[3]
Background edit
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was nominated for vice president after the MPR selected Megawati to succeed Abdurrahman Wahid by F-KKI,[5] but he lost the election to PPP Chairman Hamzah Haz and DPR Speaker Akbar Tanjung.[6][7] He reprised his prior cabinet position in Megawati's administration but resigned on 1 March 2004 to join the race for the presidency.[8] The Democratic Party, established as a vehicle for Yudhoyono's political career by secular nationalists who saw the potential of his leadership,[6] received 7.45% of votes and 10% of DPR seats in the April legislative election.[9]
Yudhoyono's running mate was Jusuf Kalla, a Buginese businessman and member of Golkar who served as Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare under Megawati.[10] Kalla joined Golkar's selection process for the party's presidential nominee in August 2003 but withdrew his candidacy days before the party convention the following April.[11][12] Several days later, he resigned his cabinet position and announced his alliance with Yudhoyono.[10]
Second round of the election edit
Yudhoyono-Kalla gained 33,57% votes in the first round of the election.[13][14] However, the requirements for winning the election is to gain at least 50% of the votes, this made Yudhoyono and Kalla must participate in the second round. On 20 September 2004, Yudhoyono-Kalla won 69,266,350 votes or 60.62% in the second round of the election beating Megawati-Hasyim.[13][15] Yudhoyono and Kalla was Inaugurated on 20 October 2004.[1]
Inaugural event edit
The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) session with the agenda for the Inauguration of the elected President and Vice President for the 2004-2009 period was held at 10:20 Western Indonesia Time (UTC +7).[16] The session was chaired by the Chairperson of the MPR, Hidayat Nur Wahid. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla were sworn in at the DPR/MPR Building, on October 20, 2004.[1] Yudhoyono and Kalla read out his oath of office in front of 611 out of 678 MPR RI members who were present.[17] President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Vice-president Hamzah Haz did not attend the inaugural event.[18][19]
Foreign guests edit
It was the first time that foreign leaders had witnessed the swearing in of a new Indonesian president and vice-president.[20][19] This is the list of foreign leaders who attended Yudhoyono's inauguration:
References edit
- ^ a b c MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 89.
- ^ "Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa". Kumparan. Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Panca Prabowo (19 October 2019). "Ini Presiden pilihan rakyat". Antaranews.com. Antaranews. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 56
- ^ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 66.
- ^ a b Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 23
- ^ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 67.
- ^ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 72
- ^ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 22
- ^ a b Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 73
- ^ "Wiranto dan Kalla Maju, Agum Gumelar Mundur". Kompas (in Indonesian). 7 August 2003. Archived from the original on 8 August 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ "Kalla Mundur Sebelum Konvensi". Radar Sulteng (in Indonesian). 16 April 2004. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 107
- ^ "Sejarah Pemilu 2004: Pertama Kali Rakyat Memilih Langsung Presiden". Tirto. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Hasil Perhitungan Suara Sah Pemilu Presiden dan Wakil Presiden Menurut Provinsi Tahun 2004 , 2009 , 2014, 2019". Statistics Indonesia. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "SBY dilantik, jalan berat di depan". BBC Indonesia. BBC. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa". Kumparan. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Megawati Tak Hadiri Pelantikan SBY & Tidak Mengucapkan Selamat". Tirto.id. Tirto. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 121
- ^ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 90.
Bibliography edit
- Ananta, Aris; Arifin, Evi Nurvidya & Suryadinata, Leo (2005). Emerging Democracy in Indonesia. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-230-322-6.
- MPR General Secretary (2006). People's Consultative Assembly, Republic of Indonesia. history, reality, and dynamics. Sekretariat Jenderal, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, Republik Indonesia.
- Koirudin (2004). Kilas Balik Pemilihan Presiden 2004 (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar. ISBN 979-3721-11-1.