PoliticsFive things to know about Indonesia's $33bn capital relocation plan
President Widodo reveals plans to move nation's capital to East Kalimantan
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has put into motion a plan to move the nation's capital from Jakarta in Java island to East Kalimantan and spread the concentration of economic prosperity. © Getty Images
ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer
August 27, 2019 20:40 JST
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's plan to relocate the country's capital from Jakarta dates back to the 1940s, when it was pitched by the country's first president, Sukarno, who was eager to move the nation forward from its colonial past. The idea was revived by several of his successors, but only actually put into motion by Indonesia's seventh president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.