Ir. Soekarno1 (ER, EYD: Sukarno) (born in Blitar, East Java, June 6, 1901 - died in Jakarta on June 21, 1970 at the age of 69 years) is the first Indonesian president, who served in the period 1945-1966. [1] He played a role important to liberate the people of Indonesia from Dutch colonialism. [2] Sukarno is Pancasila diggers because he who first coined the concept of the basic state of Indonesia, and he himself who named the Pancasila. [2] He was proclaimed Indonesia's independence (along with Mohammad Hatta) which occurred on August 17, 1945.

Sukarno signed a letter of instruction to March 11, 1966 Supersemar controversial, the contents of which - based on the version issued by Army Headquarters - commissioned Lieutenant-General Suharto to secure and maintain the security of the state and the institution of the presidency. [2] became the basis Supersemar Lieutenant-General Suharto to dissolve the Communist Party Indonesia (PKI) and replace the members who sit in parliament. [2] Having rejected accountable Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) in the fourth general assembly in 1967, President Sukarno dismissed from his post as president of the Special Session of the Assembly in the year together and appoint Suharto as acting President of the Republic of Indonesia.