SUKARNO

I N D O N E S I A ’ S F O U N D I N G F AT H E R
ACHIEVEMENTS
Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June
1970) was the first President of
Indonesia, serving in office from 1945
to 1967.

Talented in both athletics and

academics, and with very captivating
oratorical skills.

In 1927 he received a degree in civil

engineering from the Bandung
Technical Institute and became an
architect
 He united his country and set it free.
 Sukarno was the only Asian leader of the modern era able to unify
people of such differing ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds
without shedding a drop of blood.
 Pancasila concept (referring to the five principles or the official
philosophical foundation of Indonesia)
 1) Belief in one supreme God
 2) Justice and civility among peoples
 3) Unity of Indonesia
 4) Democracy through deliberation and consensus among
representatives
 5) Social justice for all people of Indonesia
CONTROVERSIES He told Western countries to go to hell
with their aid and pulled Indonesia out of
the United Nations.

He was recruited by the Japanese to lead

the Indonesians under Japan's rule. Sukarno
was happy to collaborate with them at first,
in hopes of keeping the Dutch out of the
East Indies.

Sukarno recruited millions of manual

laborers for the Japanese Army, most of
whom perished during the war.
These romusha workers had to build airfields and
railways, and to grow crops for the Japanese. They
worked very hard with little food or water, and were
regularly abused by the Japanese overseers, which
quickly soured relations between the Indonesians and
Japan.

Sukarno cared more about powerplay and cared little

about economics