Sukarno
1901 – 1970 Indonesian independence leader, first president of Indonesia
Leader of Indonesia's independence and its first president, sidelined after the 1965 upheaval.
- Religion
- Muslim
- Affiliations
- Indonesian National Party
Sukarno was the central figure of Indonesian nationalism who proclaimed independence in 1945 and became the country's first president. He championed non-alignment and hosted the 1955 Bandung Conference, while moving toward a Guided Democracy that concentrated power. After a failed 1965 coup blamed on the communists, the army under Suharto oversaw mass killings of alleged communists and gradually stripped Sukarno of power. He was placed under house arrest and died in 1970.
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- 1927 Sukarno publishes Nationalism, Islam, and Marxism central figure
- 1945 Sukarno proclaims Indonesian independence independence leader
- 1950 Indonesia's 1950 constitution sidelines Sukarno central figure
- 1955 Bandung Conference host and organiser
- 1965 Indonesia's Sukarno is sidelined amid mass killings of alleged communists the sidelined president