Inauguration of Abdurrahman Wahid

The inauguration of Abdurrahman Wahid as the 4th president of Indonesia took place on Wednesday, 20 October 1999 at the Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta.^[1][2] The ceremony marked the commencement of Wahid's only term as president.

Presidential inauguration of Abdurrahman Wahid

President Abdurrahman Wahid taking his presidential oath in 1999
Date	20 October 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10-20)
Location	Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta
Organized by	People's Consultative Assembly
Participants	Abdurrahman Wahid 4th president of Indonesia — Assuming office B.J. Habibie 3rd president of Indonesia — Leaving office
← 1998 2001 →

Wahid's term as president only lasted for one year, nine months, and four days,^[a] his term ended following his decree to suspend the People's Consultative Assembly and the People's Representative Council on July 23, 2001.

Background

Abdurrahman Wahid reading the presidential oath during the inauguration process

In 1999 Wahid was elected as president beating Megawati Sukarnoputri by 373 votes to 313,^[3] he was the first candidate to win the presidency through a vote by the People’s Consultative Assembly.^[4] The following day, Megawati was nominated by Gus Dur's party as vice president and got elected, beating Hamzah Haz from the PPP by 396 votes to 284.^[5]

See also

• First inauguration of Suharto
• Inauguration of B. J. Habibie

Notes

1. 20 October 1999 – 23 July 2001.