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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian general and politician, 6th President of Indonesia

Born
September 9, 1949
Age in 2026
77
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1949

About Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Indonesian: [suˌsilɔ ˌbambaŋ juɖɔˈjɔnɔ]; born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to as SBY (Indonesian: [ɛsˈbeje]), is an Indonesian politician and retired military officer who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014 and the second president from the military after Suharto. He founded the Democratic Party of Indonesia and served as its 4th chairman from 2014 until 2020. He also served as the 8th and 10th Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs from 2000 until 2001 and again from 2001 until 2004. He also served as the president of the Assembly and chair of the Council of the Global Green Growth Institute. Yudhoyono won the 2004 presidential election—the first direct presidential election in Indonesia, defeating incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri. He was sworn into office on 20 October 2004, together with Jusuf Kalla as Vice President. He ran for re-election in 2009 with Boediono as his running mate, and won with an outright majority of the votes in the first round of balloting; he was sworn in for a second term on 20 October 2009. During his tenure as president, Indonesia participated in many world peace missions, both at the national and international levels. Yudhoyono successfully negotiated a deal that ended the Aceh insurgency, an insurgency which lasted from 1976 to 2005. As a result, he was given the title "Father of Peace." Yudhoyono also chaired the 18th and 19th ASEAN Summits in 2011 and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award (Champions of the Earth) in 2014.

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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono timeline

  1. Yudhoyono won the 2004 presidential election—the first direct presidential election in Indonesia, defeating incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
  2. He ran for re-election in 2009 with Boediono as his running mate, and won with an outright majority of the votes in the first round of balloting; he was sworn in for a second term on 20 October 2009.
  3. As a result, he was given the title "Father of Peace." Yudhoyono also chaired the 18th and 19th ASEAN Summits in 2011 and was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award (Champions of the Earth) in 2014.
  4. He founded the Democratic Party of Indonesia and served as its 4th chairman from 2014 until 2020.

The world when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was born

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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