Joko Widodo - image source: fahum.umsu.ac.id
Joko Widodo was born in 1961, he is the current President of Indonesia. Widodo was born to a father and mother named Noto Mihardjo and Sujiatmi and is the first child along with three younger sisters namely Sriyantini, Ida Yati, Titik Relawati. His father is a seller of wood and bamboo in Karanganyar, Solo. Jokowi's early life was not luxurious at first, he came from a family that was less able to make ends meet. At first, he had many difficulties such as paying school fees, and finding food. To make ends meet, Jokowi helps his family become carpenters like after school he helps his father collect customers who buy wood and push carts filled with orders.
As a child, he had various activities as a child in the Karanganyar river with his friends. Such as bathing in the river, looking for poultry eggs, fishing, and playing. Even though he played with his friends he did not forget his obligation to study and recite the Koran. Since childhood Joko was known as a child who could manage his time to play and when to study and when to help his father sell wood and help his mother take care of the house and her younger siblings.
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