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Sukarno
Sukarno was an Indonesian statesman, activist, and revolutionary who served as the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967.
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politics · President of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967 · politician · art collector · also Sukarno, Kusno Sosrodihardjo, Achmed Soekarno, Ir. Soekarno, Bung Karno
Born 6 June 1901 · Died 21 June 1970 · Q76127
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Indonesian president sukarno responds to political tensions, ABC 1967
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Nieuws uit Indonesië: De beëdiging van President Soekarno in Djokjakarta; Weeknummer 50-02
President Sukarno announces Dwikomando Rakyat
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2026· 3 entries
Public attention spiked: 8,787 Wikipedia readers in one day, 8.1× the usual 1,089, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Why Sukarno Chose Oei Tjoe Tat as Minister” (Tempo.co English).
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The Jakarta Post: Independence proclamation: Sukarno in his own words
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2023· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Photo shows Indonesian politician Anies Baswedan's grandfather, Abdurrahman Baswedan, with late President Sukarno and General Sudirman” False.
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2012· 1 entry
Awarded National Hero of Indonesia (2012).
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2006· 1 entry
Kartika Sukarno married Frits Seegers, the Dutch-born chief executive officer of the Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Bank
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1998· 1 entry
Public interest in Sukarno was revived in tandem to democratic reforms
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1974· 2 entries
“Opis: w wywiadzie udzielonym Orianie Fallaci w listopadzie 1974 w Nowym Jorku.”
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“Opis: w wywiadzie udzielonym Orianie Fallaci w kwietniu 1974 w Karaczi.”
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1970· 2 entries
Died 1970-06-21.
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“Dalam tahap Nasional Demokratis ini, revolusi kita telah menjebol nekolim dan feodalisme untuk dapat menyelenggarakan tata kehidupan nasional yang demokratis. Sekarang kita melangkah ke tahap selanjutnya .... Sosialisme Indonesia.”
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1968· 1 entry
Claimed that his agency (StB) forged the letter on request from PKI via the Soviet Union to smear anti-communist generals
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1967· 1 entry
While Sukarno was placed under house arrest until his death in 1970
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1964· 3 entries
Sukarno commenced an anti-American campaign, which was motivated by his shift towards the communist bloc and less friendly relations with the Lyndon Johnson administration
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All British companies operating in the country, including Indonesian operations of the Chartered Bank and Unilever, were nationalised
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Married Rama in Jakarta and remained with her until his death in 1970
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1963· 1 entry
Claiming that it was a neo-colonial plot by the British to undermine Indonesia
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1962· 1 entry
And renamed Ratna Dewi Sukarno
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1961· 1 entry
Sukarno established another political alliance, called the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM, in Indonesia known as Gerakan Non-Blok, GNB) at the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Belgrade together with Egypt's President
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1960· 5 entries
Awarded Order of Georgi Dimitrov (1960).
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Awarded honorary doctor of Sofia University (1960).
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Where he awarded Sukarno with the Lenin Peace Prize
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Declared his government to be based on Nasakom, a union of the three ideological strands present in Indonesian society: nasionalisme (nationalism), agama (religions), and komunisme (communism)
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Sukarno began an aggressive foreign policy to secure Indonesian territorial claims
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1959· 2 entries
To restore stability and suppress regional rebellions
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Indonesia (1959–1966).
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1958· 1 entry
Sukarno married Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar, an independence veteran from Liverpool who was 23 years his junior, and divorced in 1962
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1956· 3 entries
Sukarno began to strengthen his ties to the People's Republic of China and the communist bloc in general
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The University of Belgrade awarded him an honorary doctorate
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Where he addressed a joint session of the United States Congress
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1955· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes (1955).
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With the goal of uniting the developing Asian and African countries into the Non-Aligned Movement to counter both the United States and the Soviet Union
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1953· 1 entry
Sukarno married Hartini, a 30-year-old divorcee from Salatiga, whom he met during a reception
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1950· 1 entry
And Ambon (Republic of South Maluku revolt of 1950)
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1945· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Indonesia (1945–1967).
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1934· 1 entry
Sukarno was shipped, along with his family (including Inggit Garnasih), to the remote town of Ende, on the island of Flores
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1926· 2 entries
Studied at Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng, engineer (1922–1926).
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Sukarno and his university friend Anwari established the architectural firm Soekarno & Anwari in Bandung, which provided planning and contractor services
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1921· 2 entries
Began to study civil engineering (with a focus on architecture) at the Technische Hoogeschool te Bandoeng (Bandoeng Institute of Technology), where he obtained an Ingenieur degree (abbreviated as "Ir
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And divorced her in 1923 to marry Inggit Garnasih, whom he divorced in about 1943 to marry Fatmawati
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1920· 1 entry
Sukarno married Tjokroaminoto's daughter Siti Oetari
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1916· 1 entry
Sukarno went to a Hogere Burgerschool (a Dutch-type higher-level secondary school) in Surabaya, where he met Tjokroaminoto, a nationalist and founder of Sarekat Islam
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1912· 1 entry
Was sent to the Europeesche Lagere School (a Dutch primary school) in Mojokerto
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1901· 1 entry
Born 1901-06-06.
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