BIOGRAPHY Born merely two years before the outbreak of the Sipuran War, Joko Baswedan was the nephew of a prominent general in the Sipuran Republican Army. His family had been split up by the tides of the civil war, unable to reconnect owing to the Peoples Republic of Sipura having closed the border to the east, and he would, ultimately, never get the chance to meet his maternal grandparents nor his aunts and uncles. Nonetheless, growing up, he had to watch his nation descend into war, see Daitōjin boots on its soil, and eventually, at the age of ten, he would be forced to flee, like many loyalists, to the island of Sawu and its surrounding archipelago. Joko, like many others, never forgot his homeland. Though it was now under the tyranny of the People's Republic, its people ensnared by the Sipuran Communist Party, he would not allow it to remain in that state of decay. He longed to walk the mainland's shores, to see its jungles and mountains again, and for a unified Sipuran nation, a state which neither he, nor any of his generation, had lived through. He would, therefore, join the navy, rising through the ranks until achieving the rank of Rear Admiral before, on a fateful day in 2016, the People's Republic came for that which remained of the true Sipuran government. Admiral Baswedan, in command of a small flotilla of vessels in the Sipuran Republican Navy, would do what he could to hold off the invasion as long as possible, however, it was going to be a losing battle. As such, on the 28th of October, as the last holdouts of the Republic of Sipura began to fall, he was ordered to evacuate to Tsukishima, in the Empire of Daitō, and seek aid from the government there. As a personal mission, he would also escort a number of refugees to the island, however, though he was ready to go into exile once more, he vowed on that day that he would return. And return, he did. Though the fighting would be hard, his efforts would eventually lead to the reunification of Sipura in 2017, whereupon, by vote of the newly-established National Assembly, he would be appointed the Interim President of the Sipuran Provisional Government. Now, as Sipura prepares for its first elections since the war, there is a lingering question as to the future: Will Joko Baswedan step down, or will he take power for himself?
FAMILY ‣ Wiyogo Baswedan (Father, 1935 - 2016) ‣ Percha Baswedan (Née Soedirdja; Mother, 1939 - 2016) ‣ Nila Baswedan (Née Panjaitan; Wife, 1965 - Present) ‣ Nyak Baswedan (Son, 1993 - Present) ‣ Armida Baswedan (Née Hartono; Daughter-in-law, 1992 - Present) ‣ Lena Baswedan (Granddaughter, 2015 - Present) ‣ Susilo Baswedan (Grandson, 2017 - Present) ‣ Hadi Baswedan (Son, 1995 - 2016) ‣ Ratu Parawansa (Née Baswedan; Daughter, 1996 - Present) ‣ Raharjo Parawansa (Son-in-law, 1996 - Present) ‣ Shinta Parawansa (Granddaughter, 2020 - Present) ‣ Soeman Baswedan (Brother, 1965 - Present) ‣ Edi Baswedan (Née Marhaban; Sister-in-Law, 1966 - Present) ‣ Nanu Baswedan (Nephew, 1998 - Present) ‣ Mari Baswedan (Niece, 1999 - Present) ‣ Sukanto Baswedan (Uncle, 1932 - 2011) ‣ Ria (Née Irawan; Aunt, 1932 - 2014) ‣ Sukma Baswedan (Cousin, 1966 - Present) ‣ Maram Baswedan (Cousin, 1967 - 2004) ‣ Rano Soedirdja (Uncle, 1936 - 1968) ‣ Sakdiyah Soedirdja (Née Risaju; Aunt, 1938 - 2020) ‣ Soedirdja (Cousin, 1964 - Present) ‣ Hana Swasono (Née Soedirdja; Aunt, 1940 - 1969) ‣ Isam Swasono (Uncle, 1939 - 1966) ‣ Trisutji Swasono (Cousin, 1965 - 1969) ‣ Bakri Baswedan (Pat. Grandfather, 1894 - 1967) ‣ Carma Baswedan (Née Macharai; Pat. Grandmother, 1905 - 1988) ‣ Seno Soedirdja (Mat. Grandfather, 1901 - 1977) ‣ Prisia Soedirdja (Née Prayogo; Mat. Grandmother, 1913 - 1981)
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NOTABLE EVENTS | ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/962347439921180683/1071343016297631744/image.png) Joko Baswedan Title(s): His Excellency, DOB: 04 April, 1964
Positions Held: ‣ Rear Admiral ‣ Interim President Political Affiliation: Partai Nasional Education: Graduated Second in Class from the Naval Academy Current Position: Interim President of Sipura Signature: ![](http://) |