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The name Sukarno comes from the mythological chief hero of the Mahabharata, Karna. [13] The spelling Soekarno, based on Dutch orthography, is still in frequent use, mainly because he signed his name in the old spelling. Sukarno himself insisted on a "u" in writing, not "oe," but said that he had been told in school to use the Dutch style, and ...
Six full terms; resigned 2 months and 11 days into seventh term 2: Sukarno: 7,876 [c] 1st • 18 August 1945 – 12 March 1967 [d] [3] De jure: Four full terms; removed 1 year, 6 months, and 22 days into fifth term De facto: Never faced reelection, declared president for life by the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) on 18 May 1963 3
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 February 2025. Head of state and government of Indonesia For the list, see List of presidents of Indonesia. President of the Republic of Indonesia Presiden Republik Indonesia Presidential seal Incumbent Prabowo Subianto since 20 October 2024 Government of Indonesia Style Mr. President (informal) The ...
In February 1966, Sukarno promoted Suharto to lieutenant-general (and to full general in July 1966). [70] The killing of a student demonstrator and Sukarno's order for the disbandment of KAMI in February 1966 further galvanised public opinion against the president.
The politically weakened Sukarno was forced to transfer key political and military powers to General Suharto, who had become head of the armed forces. In March 1967, the Indonesian parliament (MPRS) named General Suharto acting president. He was formally elected president one year later. Sukarno lived under house arrest until his death in 1970.
Sukarno was the first President of Indonesia this category links to events, people and related items to his time in power Subcategories. This category has the ...
Like many Javanese, Suharto had only one name. [8] In religious contexts in recent years he has sometimes been called "Haji" or "el-Haj Mohammed Suharto" but these names were not part of his formal name or generally used. The spelling "Suharto" reflects modern Indonesian spelling although the general approach in Indonesia is to rely on the ...
Pamphlet announcing Sukarno's Presidential Cabinet and Indonesia's provincial governors. Indonesian had been under Japanese occupation since 1942, but by 1943, realizing they were losing the war, the Japanese appointed Indonesian advisors (Japanese: 参与, romanized: san'yo) to the administration and appointed nationalist leader Sukarno leader of a new Central Advisory Board (Chuo Sani-kai ...