Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto calls on nation to be 'courageous'

Former general urges unity to overcome 'challenges' in inauguration speech

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Indonesia's new president, Prabowo Subianto, is sworn in during his inauguration at the House of Representatives building in Jakarta on Oct. 20. (Photo by Antara Foto)

NANA SHIBATA and ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA -- Prabowo Subianto urged Indonesians to be "courageous" to overcome the country's "obstacles, challenges and threats" but called on people to be polite as they resolve their differences after he was sworn in as the eighth president of Southeast Asia's largest economy on Sunday.

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