Barack Obama lived in Indonesia from 1967 to 1971, and he attended local schools in Jakarta from ages six to ten.
Obama had stated that he was going to visit a Muslim majority country in his first 100 days of office. There was talk that the country would be Indonesia, but it turned out that Turkey got the honour.
In Indonesia have seen two Obama references that mark a shift in the general good will back towards the USA.
In Jakarta I found this “Obama Fan’s Club” bar.
Obama Fan's Club - Jakarta
In Yogyakarta I spotted this Obama stencil on a wall.
Obama Stencil - Yogyakarta
So a fan club and graffiti without any derogatory remarks for a US president, something you would not have seen a year ago.
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