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Jun 25, 1936 Parepare, Sulawesi, Indonesia Died on 11 Sep 2019 (aged 83)
third President of the Republic of Indonesia
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About B. J. Habibie
- Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (Indonesian: [baxa'rud?in 'jusuf ha'bibi] (listen); 25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian engineer and politician who was the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999.
- Less than three months after his inauguration as the seventh vice president in March 1998, he succeeded Suharto who resigned after 31 years in office.
- His presidency is seen as a landmark and transition to the Reformation era.
- Upon becoming president, he liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws, and held an early democratic election three years sooner than scheduled, which resulted in the end of his presidency.
- His 517-day presidency and 71-day vice presidency are the shortest in the country's history.
