Sukarno
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Sukarno 🇮🇩

Soekarno (Known as "Bung Karno (President)")
Bung Karno (President), Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1901-06-06 🇮🇩 Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Passed Away 1970-06-21 Jakarta, Indonesia
Lifespan 69 years old
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"Proclaimer of Indonesian Independence and Father of the Republic."

Archival Overview

Founding Father of Indonesia who unified thousands of diverse islands under a single national identity and championed global anti-imperialism.

Biographical Record

Sukarno was an Indonesian politician and revolutionary who was the first President of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. The leader of the Indonesian struggle for independence from the Dutch Empire, he formulated the state philosophy of 'Pancasila', hosted the landmark 1955 Asian-African Bandung Conference, and galvanized the post-colonial Third World.

Founding Father of Indonesia who unified thousands of diverse islands under a single national identity and championed global anti-imperialism.

Key Life Milestones

1945-08-17

Proclamation of Indonesian Independence

Read the brief and historic declaration in Jakarta, proclaiming Indonesia an independent nation free from colonial rule.

1955-04-18

Opening the Bandung Conference

Hosted and delivered the opening address at the Asian-African Conference in Bandung, igniting global solidarity among newly liberated nations.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Grave of Sukarno, Blitar, East Java, Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia
GPS: -6.2088, 106.8456
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