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Sukarno

Revolutionary and Independence Leaders

Led the Indonesian independence movement against Dutch colonial rule and served as Indonesia's first president, from 1945 (internationally recognised in 1949) until 1966. He articulated Pancasila, the country's foundational state philosophy, in a June 1945 speech to the committee preparing Indonesian independence. He moved in his later years from parliamentary democracy toward an authoritarian Guided Democracy, and was eased from power by the military under Suharto in 1966.

Facts
Birth Year
1901 2
Death Date
1970-06-21 2
Death Year
1970 2
Classification
Political Role
President of Indonesia 1
Gender
Male 2
Connections

Advocated

Pancasila, Ideologies
Sources
1. Sukarno (Wikipedia)
2. Sukarno (Britannica)
Encyclopaedia BritannicaEntity description, gender reference sentence
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He articulated Pancasila, the country's foundational state philosophy, in a June 1945 speech to the committee preparing Indonesian independence.
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