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Sukarno

1st President of Indonesia (1901—1970)

11 dated entries naming Sukarno, drawn from 8 separate years between 1945 CE and 1967 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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20th century

  • 1945August 17 – Proclamation of Indonesian Independence: Indonesian nationalists Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare the independence of the Republic of Indonesia, with Sukarno as president and Mohammad Hatta as vice-president, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.source
  • 1946June 8 – In Indonesia, Sukarno incites his supporters to fight Dutch colonial occupation.source
  • 1952October 17 – 17 October affair: Indonesian troops led by General Nasution surround the presidential palace, seeking the dismissal of the People's Representative Council; Sukarno avoids confrontation.source
  • 1957December 1 – In Indonesia, Sukarno announces the nationalization of 246 Dutch businesses.source
  • 1957March 14 – President Sukarno declares martial law in Indonesia.source
  • 1957November 30 – Indonesian president Sukarno survives a grenade attack at the Cikini School in Jakarta, but several children are killed.source
  • 1961December 19 – Indonesian president Sukarno announces that he will take West Irian by force, if necessary.source
  • 1965August 9 – Indonesian president Sukarno collapses in public.source
  • 1966March 11 – Transition to the New Order in Indonesia: President Sukarno gives all executive powers to General Suharto by signing the Supersemar order.source
  • 1967February 22 – Suharto takes power from Sukarno in Indonesia (see Transition to the New Order and Supersemar).source
  • 1967March 12 – The Indonesian State Assembly takes all presidential powers from Sukarno and names Suharto as acting president (Suharto resigned in 1998).source

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