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B. J. Habibie
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was an Indonesian statesman, engineer, scientist and inventor who served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. A little over two months after his inauguration as the seventh vice president in March 1998, he succeeded Suharto, who resigned after 32 years in office, thereby being the country's first vice president to assume the presidency intra-term. Origin…
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politics · President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999 · politician · engineer · also B. J. Habibie, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, Habibie
Born 25 June 1936 · Died 11 September 2019 · Q76156
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2026· 1 entry
2019· 2 entries
Died 2019-09-11.
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“Terjemahan: Lihatlah peta itu, wilayah hijau yang luas itu ialah Indonesia, sedangkan titik kecil berwarna merah itu Singapura. Lihat itu.”
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2018· 1 entry
The Gorontalo provincial government agreed to support the construction of the B
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2010· 1 entry
Habibie was honored with an Honorary PhD degree in technology by the University of Indonesia for his contribution to science in practice as a technocrat
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1998· 23 entries
Won: Star of Culture Parama Dharma (Indonesian (May 1998).
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Won: Star of Yudha Dharma, 1st Class (Indonesian (May 1998).
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Won: Star of Kartika Eka Paksi, 1st Class (Indonesian (May 1998).
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Won: Star of Jalasena, 1st Class (Indonesian (May 1998).
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Won: Star of Swa Bhuwana Paksa, 1st Class (Indonesian (May 1998).
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Won: Star of Bhayangkara, 1st Class (Indonesian (May 1998).
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Won: Star of Merit, 1st Class (Indonesian (May 1998).
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Awarded Bintang Bhayangkara Utama (1998).
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Awarded Bintang Swa Bhuwana Paksa Utama (1998).
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Awarded Star of Jalasena (1998).
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Awarded Star of the Kartika Eka Pakçi (1998).
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Awarded Bintang Yudha Dharma (1998).
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Awarded Cultural Merit Star (1998).
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Awarded Bintang Jasa Utama (1998).
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Awarded Bintang Mahaputera Adipurna (1998).
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Awarded Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 2nd class (1998).
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Awarded Star of the Republic of Indonesia, First class (1998).
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Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers (1998).
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Won: Star of Mahaputera, 1st Class (Indonesian (March 1998).
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Won: Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class (Indonesian (May 1998).
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Won: Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 2nd Class (Indonesian (March 1998).
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Career landmark: Vice President of Indonesia (1998–1998).
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Career landmark: President of Indonesia (1998–1999).
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1997).
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
But the project was a commercial failure
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded Edward Warner Award (1994).
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Awarded Order of Brilliant Star (1994).
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1993· 1 entry
Was awarded an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (HonFRAeS)
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1992· 1 entry
And the following year he became the daily coordinator
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (1991).
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1987· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (1987).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1987).
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (1986).
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1985· 1 entry
Changed its name to Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (Nusantara Aircraft Industry; also abbreviated as IPTN) and is known as Indonesian Aerospace (PT
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Orange-Nassau (1983).
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1982· 3 entries
Won: Star of Mahaputera, 2nd Class (Indonesian (August 1982).
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Awarded Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana (1982).
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Won: Military Instructor Service Medal (Indonesian (August 1982).
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1980· 1 entry
Awarded Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1980).
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1978· 1 entry
Was appointed as state minister of research and technology (Indonesian: Menteri Negara Riset dan Teknologi, Menristek)
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1974· 2 entries
Suharto recruited Habibie to return to Indonesia as part of his drive to industrialize and develop the country
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Was promoted to a middle management position (Leitender Angestellter) of the company
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1965· 1 entry
Habibie delivered his dissertation in aerospace engineering and received the grade of "very good", giving him the title Doktoringenieur (Dr
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1962· 2 entries
Studied at RWTH Aachen University, Doctor of Engineering (1962).
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Habibie returned to Indonesia for three months on sick leave
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1960· 1 entry
Habibie received an engineer's degree in Germany with the title Diplom-Ingenieur
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1954· 1 entry
Studied at Bandung Institute of Technology (1954).
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1936· 1 entry
Born 1936-06-25.
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