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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, often referred to as Ahok, is a Indonesian politician, born June 29, 1966.[1] He is currently the governor of Jakarta, and stands strongly against corruption, which makes him popular with the Indonesian people, though not with the legislature.[2] He graduated from Trisakti University with a degree in geologic engineering and, after deciding geology was not his field, received an MBA from Prasetiya Mulya School of Management in Jakarta.[3]

He served as Deputy Governor of Jakarta prior to 2014, when Governor Joko Widodo was elected President of Indonesia.[4] He was defeated in the April 2017 gubernatorial election by a Muslim candidate.[4] Although having an approval rating of 76%, many Indonesians voted for his opponent due to religious factors.[5] Purnama, a Christian, was found guilty of blaspheming Islam in May 2017 and was sentenced to two years in prison.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ famousbirthdays.com/people/basuki-purnama.html
  2. ↑ http://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/ahok-loved-and-hated-governor-of-jakarta/
  3. ↑ https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=id&u=http://bio.or.id/biografi-ahok-basuki-tjahaja-purnama/&prev=search
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cochrane, Joe (April 19, 2017). Jakarta Governor Concedes Defeat in Religiously Tinged Election. The News York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hayward, John (May 9, 2017). Jakarta Governor Found Guilty of Blasphemy Against Islam, Jailed for Two Years. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 10, 2017.