First inauguration of
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took the oath of presidential office in 2004.
Date20 October 2004 (2004-10-20)
LocationDPR/MPR Building, Jakarta
ParticipantsSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
6th president of Indonesia
— Assuming office
Jusuf Kalla
10th president of Indonesia
— Assuming office

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 MPR/DPR buildings 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

The rapid rise in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (center) popularity helped the Democratic Party garner 7.45% of votes during the April 2004 legislative election.[4]

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

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

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 56
  5. ↑ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 66.
  6. 1 2 Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 23
  7. ↑ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 67.
  8. ↑ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 72
  9. ↑ Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 22
  10. 1 2 Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 73
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Kalla Mundur Sebelum Konvensi". Radar Sulteng (in Indonesian). 16 April 2004. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  13. 1 2 Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 107
  14. ↑ "Sejarah Pemilu 2004: Pertama Kali Rakyat Memilih Langsung Presiden". Tirto. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "SBY dilantik, jalan berat di depan". BBC Indonesia. BBC. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Pelantikan Presiden Indonesia dari Masa ke Masa". Kumparan. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Megawati Tak Hadiri Pelantikan SBY & Tidak Mengucapkan Selamat". Tirto.id. Tirto. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  19. 1 2 Ananta, Arifin & Suryadinata 2005, p. 121
  20. ↑ MPR General Secretary 2006, p. 90.

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