Quick Facts About Mr. Soekarno, First President of Indonesia

Quick Facts

Title	Ir. Soekarno
Place, date of birth	Blitar, East Java, 6 June 1901
Childhood	Sukarno spent long periods of his childhood with his grandparents in the village of Tulungagung, where he was exposed to the animism and mysticism of serene rural Java. There he became a lifelong devotee of wayang, the puppet shadow plays based on the Hindu epics, as animated and narrated by a master puppeteer, who could hold an audience spellbound through an entire night. As a youth of 15, Sukarno was sent to secondary school in Surabaya and to lodgings in the home of Omar Said Tjokroaminoto, a prominent civic and religious figure. Tjokroaminoto treated him as a cherished foster son and protégé, financed his further education, and eventually married him off at age 20 to his own 16-year-old daughter, Siti Utari. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soekarno
Historical education	He graduated from a native primary school in 1912, he was sent to Europeesche Lagere School (Dutch-primary school) in Mojokerto. His father sent him to Surabaya in 1916 to attend a Hogere Burger School (Dutch-college preparatory school's). In 1921, he began to study at the Bandoeng Institute of Technology in Bandung. He studied civil engineering and focused on Architecture. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soekarno
Career	In 1926, he founded service engineer with Ir. Anwari and embarked on a political career, publishing a series of articles. He was the first president of Indonesia https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soekarno
Achievements	He received title of Doktor Honoris Causa from 26 university and first class atar award The Order of the Supreme Companions of OR Tambo from President of South Africa and another achievements are Mahaputera Adipurna, Lenin Peace Prize, Philippine Legion of Honor, and became Hero Proclamation. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soekarno

Ir. Soekarno

Ir. Soekarno known as the first President of the Republic of Indonesia was born on June 6, 1901, in Surabaya, East Java. When he was born is called Koesno Sosrodihardjo. His father named Raden Soekemi Sosrodihardjo and his mother Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai. Soekarno spent long periods of his childhood with his grandparents in the village of Tulungagung.

At an early age the family moved to Modjokerto, where his father taught school. Sukarno's adequate knowledge of Dutch made it possible for him to enter the European elementary school. In 1916 he enrolled at a high school in Surabaya.Soekarno spent in Surabaya were most important in his future intellectual and political development. During his life, he has three wives and blessed with eight children.

The following year Soekarno entered the Institute of Technology in Bandung, from which he graduated in 1926 as an engineer. He embarked on a political career, publishing a series of articles in which he endeavored to reconcile the two contending factions by trying to show that Islam and communism were not incompatible.

During his life, he received the title of Doktor Honoris Causa from 26 university and first class atar award The Order of the Supreme Companions of OR Tambo from President of South Africa. This is on April 2005, Soekarno had been dead for 35 years received achievement from President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki. Another achievements are Mahaputera Adipurna, Lenin Peace Prize, Philippine Legion of Honor, and became Hero Proclamation.

After going through a long struggle of independence, Bung Karno and Bung Hatta proclaimed Indonesia’s independence on August 17, 1945.On March 12, 1967, Sukarno was formally ousted from the presidency, and placed under house arrest at the Bogor Palace. Soekarno died of kidney failure on June 21, 1970 in the Jakarta Army Hospital. He was 69 years old.

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Picture about Soekarno

1. Bumg Karno's speech in front of Congress workes