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Monday, October 20, 2014

From the Social President, a Tweet for Forgiveness

Jakarta Globe, Oct 19, 2014

Photos posted by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday showed him
 and his wife at the start of his term in 2004, left, and heading away after 10 years in
office. (Photos courtesy of @SBYudhoyono)

 Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono marked his last day in office with a message to his more than five million followers on Twitter, apologizing for any offense he may have caused in his decade as head of state.

“Please forgive me if in the 10 years of my leading this beloved country, I have said/done anything that hasn’t pleased you, the people of Indonesia,” he wrote on his account, @SBYudhoyono. The message was signed *SBY*, indicating it came from the president himself and not his social media team.

“In truth, with all our flaws, we wanted to do the best for the people and the country,” he added, signing off “with love.”


The tweets were preceded by a picture of Yudhoyono and his wife, Kristiani, arriving at the State Palace exactly 10 years ago tomorrow, and followed by another picture, undated, of the first couple walking hand in hand away from the camera.

The hashtag #MakasihSBY (ThanksSBY) was the third-highest trending topic on Twitter in Indonesia, with more than 30,000 tweets using the hashtag.

Also on Sunday, thousands of members and supporters of Yudhoyono’s Democratic Party marched from the National Monument (Monas) to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta in a show of appreciation for the outgoing president.

Yudhoyono, the first directly elected president in Indonesia’s history, will be replaced tomorrow by Joko Widodo, the winner of the July 9 election.
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President Joko Widodo, left, waves with former President Susilo Bambang
 Yudhoyono at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Oct. 20, 2014. (Reuters
Photo/Mast Irham/Pool)

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