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(Third President of Indonesia) Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was an Indonesian politician, engineer, and scientist who served as the third president of Indonesia. He succeeded Suharto and is known for liberalizing press and political party laws, ending the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, and holding an early democratic election. His presidency marked a transition to the Reform era. Before his political career, he played a key role in the development of Indonesia's first domestic airplane, earning him the title "Father of Technology".