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Article: Profile: Indonesian presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 24, 2004
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Profile: Indonesian presidential candidate Susilo Bambang
YudhoyonoJAKARTA, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Retired army general Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono is a leading contender in the Indonesian
presidential election scheduled for July 5, with various opinion
polls placing him ahead of four rivals.
The popularity of Yudhoyono, better known here by his initials
SBY, started to rise when he resigned from the senior political and
security minister post after a blazing row with President Megawati
Soekarnoputri and her husband.
In a press conference held on March 11, the day he announced
resignation, Yudhoyono said he had been sidelined from the cabinet
and rarely invited in cabinet meetings concerning ...