Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947) became vice president of Indonesia, the world's fourth-most-populous nation. This occurred in 1999, after a tumultuous time in her country's political affairs. In 1998, Indonesians rioted and looted as they demanded...

(b. 1947), President of the Republic of Indonesia. Megawati Sukarnoputri is the daughter of Indonesia's founder and first president, Sukarno (1901–1970), who ruled in Indonesia from 1949 to 1965. She attended two universities but never...

Megawati SukarnoputriPresident (pronounced "meh-ga-WAH-tee soo-kahr-noh-POOT-rih") "I have always maintained that we, in solving any problems, want to do it with a dialogue." Inhabited in 2002 by an estimated 231...

Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Soekarnoputri (born January 23, 1947), was President of Indonesia from July 2001 to October 20, 2004. She was the country's first female President, and the first Indonesian leader born after independence. On September 20...

The Indonesian press analyses the new President and her ousted predecessor, Abdurrahman Wahid Business Indonesia MEGAWATI'S BEHAVIOUR epitomises the aloof, regal approach that she often takes toward governing this vast country, which is beset by a daunting array of political, economic and...

Megawati Sukarnoputri, the leader of the Indonesia Democratic Party (PDI) was ousted from the leadership of the party by the government backed rebel group under the Deputy speaker of the parliament, "Surjadi in the north Sumatra" city of Medan in June last. The...