Indonesians Celebrate Barack Obama's Win

People in Indonesia are also celebrating Barack Obama's win. Obama spent part of his childhood in the Southeast Asian country, and has won locals' attention.

Some 100 students from Barack Obama's former school in Indonesia prayed for his victory on Wednesday as the Democrat leader moved to the brink of becoming the first black U.S. president.

[Muhammad Ashraf, 11-Years-Old]:
"He is great, talented and inspiring."

[Kuat Diyanto, School Headmaster]:
"We support him because he went to this school but also because he is very positive and he is so human.

Obama spent part of his childhood in Indonesia after his American mother married a Muslim Indonesian after the end of her marriage to Obama's Kenyan father.

Obama was six-years-old when he moved to Jakarta, where he went to a Catholic school and then a state elementary school.

Students hope Obama will make United States a better country.

[Imam, Student]:
"I hope Obama could be a good president and follow the rules."

[Della, Student]:
"I hope he will visit us here and make America to be a better country."

Indonesians have followed Obama's political fortunes closely. Local media has been full of
stories on his old school, the house he lived in and the hopes of people in the vast Southeast Asian country.

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[MikaKalenen]

US-Indonesia political history is tied by the Cold War. In 1965 Indonesia managed to straffed off Communism, for only one day fell to hand of Communist party and crush it the next day. It was in 1965. This wins US military support since US did not want another front to fight besides going-bitterred Vietnam. In 1976 when Indonesia went to East Timor (now Timor Leste), US is being silent since US knows Indonesia real target was Fretillin, East Timor's Communist-backed political party.