About

Mulyono is the former name of the current President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi. The name grew popular in mid-August 2024 along with the Peringatan Darurat movement of protests in Indonesia after a change in the country's regional election law.

Origin

Joko Widodo was born on June 21st, 1961. His actual given name is Mulyono, which in Javanese means Mulia, or in English, "Glorious." Then in his childhood, Widodo often got sick, so he changed his name to Joko Widodo, which means "healthy and prosperous."^[1]

On August 22nd, 2024, Twitter / X^[2] user @RedPhoenix____ replied to a post by user @milkcsa asking how to turn public opinion against Jokowi. In the post, @RedPhoenix____ suggested calling Widodo Mulyono instead of Jokowi. The post received over 22,000 reposts and 45,000 likes in two days (shown below).

Spread

Alongside the Peringatan Darurat memes protesting changes to regional election laws in Indonesia, Indonesians on Twitter / X started to create memes calling Jokowi "Mulyono." For example, on August 22nd, 2024, Twitter / X^[3] user @xiaoczhan uploaded an image with the text "Mulyono" and "pantek" written at the end, which is a swear word in Madurese. The post received more than 4,400 reposts and 12,000 likes in two days.

The same day, Twitter / X^[4] user @anonjawa uploaded a screenshot of Toge Inumaki from Jujutsu Kaisen with the caption "Mulyono," as if he is shouting the name. The post received over 13,000 reposts and 33,000 likes in two days.

On August 22nd, 2024, Twitter / X^[5] user @yonforger uploaded an edit of animals and insects with random Indonesian names, including Jokowi as "Mulyono". The post received over 8,400 reposts and 31,000 likes in two days.

The same day, Twitter / X^[6] user @sigya uploaded a screenshot of an Instagram direct message in which they sent the word "Mulyono" to Jokowi's official Instagram account. The post received over 7,400 reposts and 49,000 likes in two days.

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