Here's a time line of Prof. DR. Ing. H. Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie life:
1936: Born on June 25 in Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
1954-1960: Studied aerospace engineering at the Technische Hochschule in Aachen, Germany.
1960s: Joined the aviation industry in Germany.
1974: Worked for German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB).
1978: Appointed Minister of Research and Technology in Indonesia under President Suharto.
1983: Became the chairman of the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) in Indonesia.
1998: Succeeds Suharto as President of Indonesia on May 21 after Suharto's resignation amidst the Asian financial crisis.
1999: Habibie introduced political reforms, including the freedom of the press and the release of political prisoners. He also held Indonesia's first free election in decades.
1999: Habibie's presidency ended on October 20 after losing the People's Consultative Assembly's vote to Abdurrahman Wahid in the presidential election.
2004: Founded the Habibie Center, a think tank focusing on research, policy analysis, and knowledge management.
2019: B.J. Habibie passed away on September 11, 2019, in Jakarta, Indonesia, due to heart failure. His death was deeply mourned by Indonesians.
If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human being on hisWikipedia entry.
