My Inspiration

                                       Ir.Soekarno

Soekarno was born in Surabaya on June 6th 1901. Ir. Soekarno is also well-known as the founding Father of Indonesia was the first president known as proclaimer with Dr. Mohammad Hatta.

He graduated from Technische Hoge School (*Bandung Institute of Technology), Bandung In 1926.

On July 4th 1927, Soekarno founded the PNI (Indonesian National Party) to achieve the independence. His charisma and intelligence made him famous as an orator who can excite people.

Dutch feel threatened by the attitude of his nationalism. In December 1929, Soekarno and other PNI leaders were arrested and imprisoned.

PNI itself dissolved and changed into PARTINDO. His struggles continued after he was released, but in August 1933, the proclamator of Indonesian re-arrested and exiled to Ende, Flores, then moved to Bengkulu.

Soekarno was released when the Japanese took over the Dutch. Japan called Ir. Soekarno, Mohammad Hatta, Ki Hajar Dewantara and K.H. Mas Mansur founded PUTERA (Pusat Tenaga Rakyat) for the benefit of Japan.

However, more precisely PUTERA fight for the people’s interests. As a result, Japan disperses PUTERA. When his position in the Asia Raya started recessive War Allies, the Japanese established BPUPKI.

At the hearing BPUPKI on June 1st 1945, Soekarno put forward the idea of a basic State called Pancasila.

After BPUPKI disbanded, he was appointed as chairman of PPKI. After that Japan call Soekarno, Hatta, and Radjiman Wedyodiningrat to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to meet with General Terauchi to discuss the issue of Indonesian independence.

After returning to Indonesia, Soekarno and Hatta were kidnapped by youths who had heard the news of the defeat of Japan’s and brought to Rengasdengklok.

Finally, an agreement was reached so that Soekarno-Hatta returns to Jakarta for preparing the manuscript of Proclamation. Together with Hatta, Soekarno proclaimed Indonesia’s independence on behalf of Indonesian on August 17th, 1945 in East Pegangsaan street no. 56, Jakarta.

This independence is the result of the struggle of the entire of Indonesian. One day later, he was inaugurated as the first President of Indonesia. He ruled for 22 years. Soekarno passed away at the age of 69 years and was buried in Blitar, East Java. The story of Soekarno is filmed by Hanung Bramantyo with title Soekarno:Indonesia Merdeka.