B. J. Habibie

B. J. Habibie
B. J. Habibie
	Official portrait, 1998
3rd President of Indonesia
	In office; 21 May 1998 – 20 October 1999
Vice President	Vacant
Preceded by	Suharto
Succeeded by	Abdurrahman Wahid
7th Vice President of Indonesia
	In office; 11 March 1998 – 21 May 1998
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Try Sutrisno
Succeeded by	Megawati Sukarnoputri
4th State Minister of Research; and Technology
	In office; 29 March 1978 – 11 March 1998
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Sumitro Djojohadikusumo
Succeeded by	Rahardi Ramelan
Personal details
Born	25 June 1936; Parepare, Dutch Celebes, Dutch East Indies
Died	11 September 2019 (aged 83); Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Kalibata Heroes Cemetery; 06°15′26″S 106°50′46″E
Political party	Golkar
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse	Hasri Ainun Besari (m. 1962; died 2010)
Children	Ilham; Thareq;
Parents	Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie (father); Raden Ayu Habibie (mother);
Education	Gouvernments Middlebare School te Bandoeng
Alma mater	Bandung Institute of Technology (attended); Delft University of Technology (attended); Aachen University (Dipl.-Ing., Dr.-Ing.);
Occupation	Politician; engineer;
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Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (Indonesian: [baxaˈrudːin ˈjusuf haˈbibi] ^ⓘ, 25 June 1936 – 11 September 2019) was an Indonesian politician and engineer who served as 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 32 years in office. Originating from Sulawesi with Gorontalese-Javanese ancestry, his presidency was seen as a landmark and transition to the Reform era.

Upon becoming president, he liberalized Indonesia's press and political party laws; ended Indonesian occupation of East Timor, which led to that country's independence; 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 were each the shortest in Indonesian history. Before entering government, Habibie contributed to the making of Indonesia's first domestic airplane, the IPTN N-250. As a result, he was granted the title "Father of Technology".

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