Part of the Transition to the New Order | |
Date | 27 March 1968[1] |
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Location | DPR/MPR Building Jakarta |
Participants | Suharto 2nd president of Indonesia — Assuming office |
After a year of acting presidency, Suharto was officially sworn in as the 2nd president of Indonesia, which took place on 27 March 1968. The ceremony was held by the Provisional MPR (MPRS).[2] The inauguration marked the beginning of the first five-year term of Suharto as formal president.