National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence

National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence

President Joko Widodo (center) delivers a briefing in the National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (August 1, 2024). The event is a series of activities to welcome the 79th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. ANTARA FOTO/Sigid Kurniawan/aww.

President Joko Widodo (fifth right) and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (third left) walk with clerics and religious figures before attending the National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (August 1, 2024). The event is a series of activities to welcome the 79th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. ANTARA FOTO/Sigid Kurniawan/aww.

National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence

President Joko Widodo (second left) and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin (second right) listen to a lecture by the General Chairman of Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Anwar Iskandar at the National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (August 1, 2024). The event is a series of activities to welcome the 79th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. ANTARA FOTO/Sigid Kurniawan/aww.

President Joko Widodo holding hands with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin at the National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (August 1, 2024). The event is a series of activities to welcome the 79th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. ANTARA FOTO/Sigid Kurniawan/aww.

President Joko Widodo accompanied by religious figures listening to prayers led by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin at the National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (August 1, 2024). The event is a series of activities to welcome the 79th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. ANTARA FOTO/Sigid Kurniawan/aww.

President Joko Widodo (center) delivers a briefing in the National Prayer for 79 Years of Indonesian Independence in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (August 1, 2024). The event is a series of activities to welcome the 79th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia. ANTARA FOTO/Sigid Kurniawan/aww.