Sukarno
Sukarno (6 June 1901 - 21 June 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. He helped the country win its independence from the Netherlands. He was President from 1945 to 1967, presiding with mixed success over the country's rough switch to independence. Sukarno was forced to resign by one of his generals, Suharto. Suharto formally became President in March 1967.
Ir. H. Soekarno | |
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| 1st President of Indonesia | |
| In office 18 August 1945 – 12 March 1967 | |
| Vice President | Mohammad Hatta (until 1956) |
| Succeeded by | Soeharto |
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| Born | June 6, 1901 Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia |
| Died | June 21, 1970 (aged 69) Jakarta, Indonesia. |
| Cause of death | Kidney failure |
| Resting place | Blitar, East Java, Indonesia |
| Political party | Indonesian National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fatmawati |
| Children | Guntur Sukarnoputra Megawati Sukarnoputri |
| Parents | Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai |
The spelling "Sukarno" has been official in Indonesia since 1947. It is still common to see the older spelling Soekarno, mainly because he signed his name with the old spelling. Official Indonesian presidential decrees from 1947 - 1968, however, printed his name using the 1947 spelling.
Indonesians also remember him as Bung Karno or Pak Karno.[1] Like many Javanese people, he had only one name; in religious contexts, he was occasionally referred to as 'Achmad Sukarno'.[2]
Sukarno Media
Sukarno with his father, Raden Soekemi Sosrodihardjo
Sukarno with his mother, Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai
Sukarno with fellow defendants and attorneys during his trial in Bandung, 1930
Sukarno at his home in exile, Bengkulu
Sukarno shakes hands with the Japanese director of the Interior for occupied Dutch East Indies, General Moichiri Yamamoto, September 1944
1966 ABC report examining Sukarno's alliance between imperial Japan and the Indonesian nationalist movement
Sukarno during a visit to Makassar, 30 April 1945
Sukarno addressing the KNIP (parliament) in Malang, March 1947
News footage of Sukarno's inauguration as president
Nieuws uit Indonesië- De beëdiging van President Soekarno in Djokjakarta-512314
1966 ABC report discussing Sukarno's political context for Konfrontasi
April 1967 ABC report of the political tensions at end of the Sukarno era
References
- ↑ Bung is an Indonesian term of endearment similar to 'older brother', Pak is more formal, like 'sir' or 'father'.
- ↑ In Search of Achmad Sukarno Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine Steven Drakeley, University of Western Sydney
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President of Indonesia 18 August 1945 - 12 March 1967 |
Succeeded by Soeharto |