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'''Sukarno''' (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian politician who served as Indonesia's first president from 1945 to 1967.
'''Sukarno''' (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian politician who served as Indonesia's first president from 1945 to 1967.
== Presidency ==
In March 1957, Sukarno declared martial law in order to secure the support of the military officers. He strengthened the army, using $20 million of funding from the [[United States of America|United States]]. He ended martial law in May 1963.<ref name=":12222" /><sup>:153</sup> In 1965, shortly before being overthrown, he withdrew from the [[United Nations]].<ref name=":12222" /><sup>:156</sup>


== Ideology ==
== Ideology ==
In 1926, Sukarno called for cooperation between [[Marxism]], [[Islam]], and [[nationalism]] against the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Colonialism|colonizers]]. His political party created the acronym NASAKOM, which stood for nationalism, ''agama'' ([[religion]]), and communism.<ref name=":12222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Bali|page=152|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>
In 1926, Sukarno called for cooperation between [[Marxism]], [[Islam]], and [[nationalism]] against the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Colonialism|colonizers]]. His political party created the acronym NASAKOM, which stood for nationalism, ''agama'' ([[religion]]), and communism.<ref name=":12222">{{Citation|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]|year=2008|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World|chapter=Bali|page=|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf|publisher=The New Press|isbn=9781595583420|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref><sup>:152</sup>


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Former heads of state]]
[[Category:Former heads of state]]
[[Category:People targeted by regime change operations]]
[[Category:People targeted by regime change operations]]

Latest revision as of 19:14, 26 June 2023

Sukarno
Born
Koesno Sosrodihardjo

6 June 1901
Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies
Died21 June 1970
Jakarta, Indonesia
Political orientationNationalism
Political partyIndonesian National Party


Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian politician who served as Indonesia's first president from 1945 to 1967.

Presidency

In March 1957, Sukarno declared martial law in order to secure the support of the military officers. He strengthened the army, using $20 million of funding from the United States. He ended martial law in May 1963.[1]:153 In 1965, shortly before being overthrown, he withdrew from the United Nations.[1]:156

Ideology

In 1926, Sukarno called for cooperation between Marxism, Islam, and nationalism against the Dutch colonizers. His political party created the acronym NASAKOM, which stood for nationalism, agama (religion), and communism.[1]:152

References