Topic: Megawati Sukarnoputri

Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri (help·info) (born 23 January 1947), also known simply as Megawati, is an Indonesian politician, and leader of opposition party PDI-P. She served as the President of Indonesia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004 and was the country's first female President. She is also the first Indonesian leader to be born after independence. Megawati is the daughter of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno.

After serving as Vice-President under Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati became President when Wahid was removed from office in 2001. She ran for re-election in the 2004 presidential election, but was defeated by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the second round.

In 2004, she was ranked number 8 on Forbes Magazine's list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. As of 2008 she had fallen off the list.