Topic: Jusuf Kalla
Quotes
It is difficult to know because it is dark now
U.N.: Indonesian quake claimed 1,100 lives Oct 01, 2009
If the forests disappear and our rivers and seas are harmed, we will suffer the consequences, which are natural disasters
Indonesia flooding kills 29, 70,000 flee Dec 24, 2006
I ask that immediate safety steps are taken, beginning by taking at least 50 percent of the total population from the danger zone
Indonesian volcano evacuation ordered May 11, 2006
When actions are taken by the Malaysian government on Indonesian illegal immigrants after Dec. 31, the Indonesian government hopes that humanitarian consideration will be given
Malaysia vows crack down on illegals Dec 08, 2004
Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is Vice President of Indonesia and the current Chairman of the Golkar Party. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Indonesian presidential election in 2009, and his term is set to expire in October 2009.
Jusuf Kalla was born on 15 May 1942 in Watampone, South Sulawesi. His parents were Hadji Kalla, a local businessman and Athirah, a woman who sold Buginese silk for a living. He was the second child out of 17.
After completing school, Kalla attended the University of Hasanuddin in Makassar. There, he became active with the Indonesian Student Action Front (KAMI), a student organization which supported General Suharto in his bid to gain power from President Sukarno and was elected as Chairman of its South Sulawesi branch. He also had the beginnings of a political career, becoming a member of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) and Chairman of the Youth Division of Golkar when it still adopted a Joint Secretariat (Sekber) format.
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