Shortly after his father died, his mother and then sell the home and vehicle and moved to Bandung with Habibie, after the death of his father, his mother drudge finance their children's lives, especially Habibie.
Because the willingness to learn Habibie then studying in Gouvernments Middlebare School. In high school, he began to look outstanding achievements, especially in the exact sciences lessons. Habibie became a favorite figure in his school.
Sign ITB and Study in GermanyBecause of his intelligence, After graduating high school in Bandung in 1954, he entered at the ITB (Institut Teknologi Bandung), It was not until it ends there because he received a scholarship from the Ministry of Education and Culture to continue his studies in Germany, because given the message Bung Karno about the importance of aerospace and flights to Indonesia so he majored in Aerospace Engineering with specialization Construction aircraft in Rhein Westfalen Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH).
When he got in Germany, he was determined to sincerely dirantau and to be successful, given the mother's efforts to pay for college and everyday life. A few years later, in 1955 in Aachean, 99% of Indonesian students who study there was given a full scholarship. Only he who has a green passport or private than other friends.
The holiday season is not a holiday for him precisely the golden opportunity to be filled with exams and earn money to buy books. After the holidays, all the activities set aside except learning. In contrast to other friends, they are; more use of the summer vacation time to work, to earn experience and money without taking the exam.
He received a Diploma Ing, from the Technische Hochschule, Germany in 1960 with honors Cumlaude (Perfect) with an average value of 9.5, with an engineering degree, he enrolled himself to work at Firma Talbot, a German railway industry.
At that time the firm Talbot requires a large volume wagon for transporting goods lightweight but big. Talbot require 1000 wagon. Got a problem like that, Habibie tried to apply methods of construction made of aircraft wings, he applied to the wagons and eventually succeeded.
After that he then continued his studies for a doctoral degree at the Technische Hochschule Die Facultaet Fuer Maschinenwesen Aachean then Habibie married in 1962 with Hasri Ainun Habibie, who then trafficked to Germany, her life increasingly hard in the early morning Habibie sometimes had to walk briskly to it works much in order to save their needs and then go home at night and studying for college.
His wife Mrs. Hasri Ainun Habibie had to queue up at public places for washing clothes washing to save the family needs. In 1965 Habibie earned Dr. Ingenieur with ratings summa cum laude (very imperfect) with an average value of 10 from the Technische Hochschule Fuer Die Facultaet Maschinenwesen Aachean.
Habibie steps much admired, full of controversy, a lot of admirers but not a few who do not agree with him. Each time, the winner of the prestigious Theodore van Karman Award, the return of "habitat" of Germany, he is always in the news.
Habibie just a year studying at ITB Bandung, 10 years of college to get a doctorate aircraft construction in Germany with honors Summa Cum Laude. Then worked in the aircraft industry leading MBB Gmbh Germany, prior to the call of President Suharto to return to Indonesia.
B.J Habibie Return To IndonesiaIn Indonesia, Habibie 20 years served as Minister of State for Research and Technology / Chairman of BPPT, lead the 10 SOEs Strategic Industries, selected MPR became Vice President, and was sworn in by Chief Justice became President succeeded Suharto as Indonesia's President to 3.
Suharto handed over the presidency to Habibie under Article 8 of the 1945 Constitution Until finally forced Habibie also stepped down as a result of consultation of the East Timorese voted for independence. Speech Accountability rejected MPR. He was back to being an ordinary citizen, also moved to settle back to Germany.
....Saya bilang ke Presiden, kasih saya uang 500 juta Dollar dan N250 akan menjadi pesawat yang terhebat yang mengalahkan ATR, Bombardier, Dornier, Embraer dll dan kita tak perlu tergantung dengan negara manapun. Tapi keputusan telah diambil dan para karyawan IPTN yang berjumlah 16 ribu harus mengais rejeki di negeri orang dan gilanya lagi kita yang beli pesawat dari negara mereka!
On May 22, 2010, Hasri Ainun Habibie, BJ Habibie's wife, died at the Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Klinikum, Munich, Germany. He died on Saturday at 17.30 local time or 22:30 pm.
Certainty of death Hasri Ainun of certainty Ali Mochtar Ngabalin, a former member of Parliament who had been appointed deputy BJ Habibie family. It became a deep grief for former President Habibie and the Indonesian People who feel lost.
For Habibie, Ainun is everything. Ainun is to see his eyes. For Ainun Habibie is everything, filler love in his life. But every story has a final, every dream has a limit.
....Selama 48 tahun saya tidak pernah dipisahkan dengan Ainun, ibu Ainun istri saya. Ia ikuti kemana saja saya pergi dengan penuh kasih sayang dan rasa sabar. Dik, kalian barangkali sudah biasa hidup terpisah dengan istri, you pergi dinas dan istri di rumah, tapi tidak dengan saya. Gini ya...saya mau kasih informasi, Saya ini baru tahu bahwa ibu Ainun mengidap kanker hanya 3 hari sebelumnya, tak pernah ada tanda-tanda dan tak pernah ada keluhan keluar dari ibu" Papar BJ Habibie.
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