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Indonesia leader sworn in with largest cabinet in decades

 Published: 13:05, 21 October 2024

Indonesia leader sworn in with largest cabinet in decades

Former military general Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia's president, as he announced the country's largest cabinet since the 1960s.

The 73-year-old, who had been dogged by allegations of human rights abuse for decades, was inagurated on Sunday as the country's eighth president.

This spells the end of an era under former leader Joko Widodo, known locally as Jokowi, who presided over a decade of economic growth and infrastructure development.

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