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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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]