The ascent of an ethnic Chinese to become governor of Jakarta underscores how far Indonesia has come in its struggle to break from its authoritarian and racially charged past.
AS Indonesia celebrates reformist Jakarta governor Joko Widodo winning the presidential election, it also marks the rise of his deputy governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who takes over from him.
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