Vladimir Putin Biography (Biografi Vladimir Putin)

Born: October 1, 1952
Leningrad, Russia 
Russian president

When Vladimir Putin was appointed prime minister of Russia, very little was known about his background. This former Soviet intelligence agent entered politics in the early 1990s and rose rapidly. By August of 1999, ailing President Boris Yeltsin (1931–) appointed him prime minister. When Yeltsin stepped down in December of 1999, Putin became the acting president of Russia, and he was elected president to serve a full term on March 26, 2000.

Early life and education

Vladimir Putin was born on October 1, 1952, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia. An only child, his father was a foreman in a metal factory and his mother was a homemaker. Putin lived with his parents in an apartment with two other families. Though religion was not permitted in the Soviet Union, the former country which was made up of Russia and other smaller states, his mother secretly had him baptized as an Orthodox Christian.
Though a small child, Putin could hold

Vladimir Putin. 
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Biografi SBY, Susilo Bangbang Yudoyono

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono adalah presiden RI ke-6. Berbeda dengan presiden sebelumnya, beliau merupakan presiden pertama yang dipilih secara langsung oleh rakyat dalam proses Pemilu Presiden putaran II 20 September 2004. Lulusan terbaik AKABRI (1973) yang akrab disapa SBY ini lahir di Pacitan, Jawa Timur 9 September 1949. Istrinya bernama Kristiani Herawati, merupakan putri ketiga almarhum Jenderal (Purn) Sarwo Edhi Wibowo.

 

Pensiunan jenderal berbintang empat ini adalah anak tunggal dari pasangan R. Soekotjo dan Sitti Habibah. Darah prajurit menurun dari ayahnya yang pensiun sebagai Letnan Satu. Sementara ibunya, Sitti Habibah, putri salah seorang pendiri Ponpes Tremas. Beliau dikaruniai dua orang putra yakni Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (mengikuti dan menyamai jejak dan prestasi SBY, lulus dari Akmil tahun 2000 dengan meraih penghargaan Bintang Adhi Makayasa) dan Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono (lulusan terbaik SMA Taruna Nusantara, Magelang yang kemudian menekuni ilmu ekonomi).

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Thai Culture

• Thai culture needs to be understood from the ethnic traditions of the various peoples who migrated to Thailand to form the Thai culture as we understand it today, the influences from India of religion and mythology, the origin myths of some of the minorities living in Thailand and animist traditions which continue today.
• From these traditions we have a Thai culture where belief systems are distinguishable from elsewhere and the themes of these are reflected in the performing arts of music and dance, in the art forms of woodwork, sculture, murals, pottery and bronze and significantly in architecture forms and decorations, both in the past and continuing in new buildings today.
• Most importantly Thai culture is significant in the behaviour, customs and beliefs of the Thai people today.

The Thai Wai and Foreign Tourists

At school last week, we held our regular Thai Manners competition for the students. The students wore traditional Thai clothes and had to visit a number of different bases in order to show that they knew how to perform the proper respect in the correct manner. This reminded me of one of the most common questions that we get in our mailbox. That is the “Thai Wai”. How to use it and when to use it.