Muhammad Ridho Ficardo is an Indonesian politician and former governor of the province of
Lampung
Lampung ( Lampung: ), officially the Province of Lampung ( id, Provinsi Lampung) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, an ...
. In his efforts to promote tourism in the province, Ficardo hosted Indonesia's
International Coffee Day
International Coffee Day (1 October) is an occasion that is used to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events now occurring in places around the world. The first official date was 3 October 2015, as agreed by then International Co ...
celebrations for 2017, the same year he also helped to organize a
Krakatoa
Krakatoa (), also transcribed (), is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The caldera is part of a volcanic island group ( Krakatoa archipelago) comprising four islands ...
festival commemorating the
1883 eruption of Krakatoa
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa ( id, Letusan Krakatau 1883) in the Sunda Strait occurred from 20 May until 21 October 1883, peaking in the late morning hours of 27 August when over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its surrounding archipelago w ...
.
Krakatau Festival expected to be new tourism icon
Jakarta Post, 8 August 2017. Accessed 14 February 2018.
References
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1980 births
Living people
People from Lampung
Governors of Lampung
Democratic Party (Indonesia) politicians