Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also the first person from the country’s tiny ethnic Chinese minority to become leader of Jakarta, was sworn in at a ceremony by Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Nov 19).
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also the first person from the country’s tiny ethnic Chinese minority to become leader of Jakarta, was sworn in at a ceremony by Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Nov 19).
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