Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, byname SBY (born Sept. 9, 1949, Pacitan, East Java, Indon.), Indonesian politician who was the first popularly elected president of Indonesia (2004– ).
Yudhoyono was born into a well-to-do family of aristocratic background. Following in the footsteps of his father, a middle-ranking officer, he entered the army after graduating from the Indonesian Military Academy in 1973. His quick rise through the ranks was assisted by his marriage to Kristiani Herawati, the daughter of a powerful general. As an officer, Yudhoyono acquired valuable experience abroad, undertaking the United States Army’s Infantry Officer Advanced Course in the early 1980s and training ... (100 of 393 words)