diah permata megawati setiawati soekarnoputri (born january 23, 1947), was president of indonesia from july 23, 2001 to october 20, 2004. she was the indonesia's first female president, and leader born after independence. on september 20, 2004, she lost her campaign for re-election in the 2004 indonesian presidential election. she was also the country's vice president from 21 october 1999 to 23 july 2001. she is the daughter of indonesia's first president, sukarno.