First inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

First presidential inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono taking his presidential oath in 2004
Date20 October 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-20)
LocationParliamentary Complex, Jakarta
Organized byPeople's Consultative Assembly
ParticipantsSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
6th President of Indonesia
Jusuf Kalla
10th Vice President of Indonesia
— Assuming office

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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]

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]

  1. ^ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 89.
  2. ^ "Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa". Kumparan. Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ Panca Prabowo (19 October 2019). "Ini Presiden pilihan rakyat". Antaranews.com. Antaranews. Retrieved 29 October 2021.