Following the announcement , Widodo received congratulations from heads of state across the world , including Singapore , Malaysia , Australia , New Zealand , United States , Japan and the United Kingdom among others . According to Widodo , Barack Obama called him in Indonesian , giving his congratulations and saying that he looked forward to meeting him in the APEC conference in China . He was sworn in on 20 October 2014 , followed by a ceremonial parade from the Hotel Indonesia roundabout to Istana Merdeka
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APEC China 2014
Joko Widodo 2014 presidential campaign