This a complete list of Presidents of Indonesia with vice presidents also.The presidency was established during the formulation of the 1945 constitution by the Committee for Preparatory Work for Indonesian Independence (BPUPKI), a research body for the preparation of Indonesian independence.
1. President : Sukarno (18 August 1945 - 12 March 1967)
Vice president : Mohammad Hatta
The first President of Indonesia. Declared Indonesia's independence from the Netherlands. Presided during the Indonesian National Revolution and the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference. One of the founding fathers of the Non-Aligned Movement and hosted the 1955 Bandung Conference. Called for a 'Guided Democracy' amid the collapse of 10 governments during the 1950s, with Nasakom as the principle ideology. Acceded Western New Guinea. Opposed the formation of Malaysia and began Konfrontasi. Passed Supersemar in 1966, following the assassination of 6 generals. Relieved from power in 1967.
2. President : Suharto ( 12 March 1967 - 21 May 1998 )
Vice president : Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX , Adam Malik , Umar Wirahadikusumah, Sudharmono , Try Sutrisno , Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie
The second President of Indonesia. Seized power from Sukarno through Supersemar in 1966. Declared a New Order. Military dictatorships. Oversaw the mass murder and imprisonment of thousands of suspected communists throughout the archipelago. Dismantled the Indonesian Communist Party. Indonesia became a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Severed ties with China and other communist countries in the region. Annexed East Timor. Incorporated Western New Guinea into Indonesia. Oversaw great economic and infrastructural development, but rampant corruption within the bureaucracy and government. Resigned following the collapse of the Indonesian economy during the Asian Financial Crisis and the 1998 Riots.
3. President : Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie ( 21 May 1998 - 20 October 1999 )
Vice president : Vacant
The third President of Indonesia. Took power following Suharto's resignation. Oversaw Indonesia's democratic transition. East Timor declared independence from Indonesia. Released thousands of political prisoners. Decided not to run for a full term.
4. President : Abdurrahman Wahid ( 20 October 1999 - 23 July 2001)
Vice president : Megawati Soekarnoputri
The fourth President of Indonesia. Head of Nahdlatul Ulama. First democratically elected president of Indonesia. Term embroiled by a number of scandals and corruption cases. Attempts to reform the military and remove its political power were not taken kindly by military actors. Attempted to dissolve parliament, but was eventually impeached by parliament.
5. President : Megawati Soekarnoputri ( 23 July 2001 - 20 October 2004 )
Vice president : Hamzah Haz
The fifth President of Indonesia and the first female President of Indonesia. Daughter of Sukarno. Came to power following the impeachment of Abdurrahman Wahid. Presided during a period of economic growth. Bali was attacked by a major bombing in 2002 by Jemaah Islamiyah. Lost the 2004 Presidential Election to her former Coordinating Minister of Politics and Security.
6. President : Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ( 20 October 2004 - 20 October 2014 )
Vice president : Jusuf Kalla , Boediono
The sixth President of Indonesia and the first president to be elected through a direct election. Parts of Sumatra were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Jemaah Islamiyah severely weakened following efforts by Detachment 88. Indonesia classified part of MINT and became a member of the G-20. Elected to a second term in 2009. Indonesia formed the Bali Democracy Forum and became a founding member of the Open Government Partnership. Presided over consistent economic growth. Became the first president to address both houses of the Australian Parliament. During his second term, the Democratic Party suffered a number of corruption scandals.
7. President : Joko Widodo ( 20 October 2014 - incumbent )
Vice president : Jusuf Kalla
The seventh President of Indonesia and the first not to have emerged from the country’s political elite or to have been an army general
1. President : Sukarno (18 August 1945 - 12 March 1967)
Vice president : Mohammad Hatta
The first President of Indonesia. Declared Indonesia's independence from the Netherlands. Presided during the Indonesian National Revolution and the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference. One of the founding fathers of the Non-Aligned Movement and hosted the 1955 Bandung Conference. Called for a 'Guided Democracy' amid the collapse of 10 governments during the 1950s, with Nasakom as the principle ideology. Acceded Western New Guinea. Opposed the formation of Malaysia and began Konfrontasi. Passed Supersemar in 1966, following the assassination of 6 generals. Relieved from power in 1967.
2. President : Suharto ( 12 March 1967 - 21 May 1998 )
Vice president : Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX , Adam Malik , Umar Wirahadikusumah, Sudharmono , Try Sutrisno , Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie
The second President of Indonesia. Seized power from Sukarno through Supersemar in 1966. Declared a New Order. Military dictatorships. Oversaw the mass murder and imprisonment of thousands of suspected communists throughout the archipelago. Dismantled the Indonesian Communist Party. Indonesia became a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Severed ties with China and other communist countries in the region. Annexed East Timor. Incorporated Western New Guinea into Indonesia. Oversaw great economic and infrastructural development, but rampant corruption within the bureaucracy and government. Resigned following the collapse of the Indonesian economy during the Asian Financial Crisis and the 1998 Riots.
3. President : Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie ( 21 May 1998 - 20 October 1999 )
Vice president : Vacant
The third President of Indonesia. Took power following Suharto's resignation. Oversaw Indonesia's democratic transition. East Timor declared independence from Indonesia. Released thousands of political prisoners. Decided not to run for a full term.
4. President : Abdurrahman Wahid ( 20 October 1999 - 23 July 2001)
Vice president : Megawati Soekarnoputri
The fourth President of Indonesia. Head of Nahdlatul Ulama. First democratically elected president of Indonesia. Term embroiled by a number of scandals and corruption cases. Attempts to reform the military and remove its political power were not taken kindly by military actors. Attempted to dissolve parliament, but was eventually impeached by parliament.
5. President : Megawati Soekarnoputri ( 23 July 2001 - 20 October 2004 )
Vice president : Hamzah Haz
The fifth President of Indonesia and the first female President of Indonesia. Daughter of Sukarno. Came to power following the impeachment of Abdurrahman Wahid. Presided during a period of economic growth. Bali was attacked by a major bombing in 2002 by Jemaah Islamiyah. Lost the 2004 Presidential Election to her former Coordinating Minister of Politics and Security.
6. President : Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ( 20 October 2004 - 20 October 2014 )
Vice president : Jusuf Kalla , Boediono
The sixth President of Indonesia and the first president to be elected through a direct election. Parts of Sumatra were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Jemaah Islamiyah severely weakened following efforts by Detachment 88. Indonesia classified part of MINT and became a member of the G-20. Elected to a second term in 2009. Indonesia formed the Bali Democracy Forum and became a founding member of the Open Government Partnership. Presided over consistent economic growth. Became the first president to address both houses of the Australian Parliament. During his second term, the Democratic Party suffered a number of corruption scandals.
7. President : Joko Widodo ( 20 October 2014 - incumbent )
Vice president : Jusuf Kalla
The seventh President of Indonesia and the first not to have emerged from the country’s political elite or to have been an army general
