Sukarno
6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970
Sukarno was an Indonesian statesman who led the country's struggle for independence from the Netherlands and became the first President of Indonesia. He proclaimed independence in 1945 and promoted the state philosophy of Pancasila before being displaced by Suharto in the mid-1960s.
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Life events
Born in Surabaya in the Dutch East Indies.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTrained as a civil engineer and architect in Bandung.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEstablished the PNI to press for independence from Dutch rule.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgArrested for nationalist activity and held in prison and internal exile during the 1930s.
Read the proclamation of independence and became the first President of Indonesia.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgConsolidated power under a system he termed Guided Democracy.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWas gradually stripped of authority following the 1965 coup attempt, transferring power to Suharto.
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