Joko Widodo sworn in Monday as Indonesia's new president
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Joko Widodo completed a journey from riverside shack to presidential palace on Monday, cheered through the streets following his inauguration by tens of thousands of ordinary Indonesians in a reminder to the opposition-controlled parliament of the strong grassroots support that swept him to power.
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