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What did Joko Widodo accomplish?

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Joko Widodo was a successful businessman before entering politics. As governor of Jakarta (2012–14), he launched programs aimed at improving Jakartans’ access to health care and education. Elected president of Indonesia in 2014, he emphasized helping the poor by improving public services, implementing land reforms, and developing more affordable housing, among other measures.

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What was Joko Widodo’s childhood like?

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Joko Widodo was born and raised in Surakarta, a city in the centre of Java northeast of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. His father was a wood seller who plied his trade in the city’s streets, and, throughout much of Joko’s childhood, he and his family lived in illegally built shacks near the city’s flood-prone Solo River. 

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