Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto on Sunday, October 20, took over as president of the world’s third-largest democracy.
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00:00Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto on Sunday, October 20, took over as president of the world's
00:05third-largest democracy.
00:07He vows to combat corruption that plagued the country and to make it more self-sufficient.
00:12The 73-year-old has undergone a remarkable transformation from being a former military
00:16commander facing allegations of rights abuses.
00:19Prabowo, who unsuccessfully ran for the presidency twice before, said in a fiery speech,
00:24Prabowo won the February 14 contest with nearly 60 percent of the vote, built upon
00:37a formidable parliamentary coalition.
00:40He was joined in the swearing-in by 37-year-old Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of
00:44outgoing President Joko Jokowi Widodo.
00:47Prabowo also announced his cabinet, a mix of professional and political appointees,
00:52with most of the economic minister's carryovers from Jokowi.