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from Kusno to Soekarno so that he would no longer be sick and could grow healthily. Since
childhood, Soekarno has become a child who can even master many languages. That is why
the world knows Soekarno’s intelligence. Ir. Soekarno even plunged into the world of politics
from a very young age. Soekarno became famous for the first time in 1915 when he became a
member of the Surabaya Branch of Jong Java. Soekarno and Moh. Hatta proclaimed
Indonesia's independence on August 17, 1945, which was urged by young people and
kidnapped to Rengasdengklok. Since then, Soekarno was appointed as the first President of
Indonesia and became known as the Proclaimer, accompanied by Mohammad Hatta as his
deputy. Previously, on June 1, 1945, Soekarno had put forward the idea of the basis of the
State, namely Pancasila, which is still the basis of our State.

Suharto

Suharto was an army officer and political figure who served as
the president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. He was born on
June 8, 1921, in Kemusu Argamulja, Java, Dutch East Indies
(now Indonesia), and passed away on January 27, 2008, in
Jakarta. Suharto’s father was named Kertosudiro, and his
mother was named Sukilly. Suharto began serving as President
of the Republic of Indonesia in 1966 but was only appointed
by the MPRS in 1968. In other words, Suharto only legally
became the second President of the Republic of Indonesia in
1 968. At the beginning of becoming President of the Republic
of Indonesia, Suharto did not have a vice president, he had his
vice president from 1973 to 1998. He became president for three decades of unbroken
control, and Indonesia saw much-needed political stability and steady economic growth. Still,
his authoritarian administration eventually fell victim to internal corruption and the
economy's decline.

B.J. Habibie
Baharuddin Jusuf Habibie or BJ Habibie was born in
Parepare, South Sulawesi, on June 25 1936. He was the son of
Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie and R.A. Tuti Marini Puspowardojo.
Habibie's father worked as an agricultural expert. He comes
from Gorontalo, while his mother comes from Java. In the
Indonesian government, BJ Habibie's career began during the
reign of President Soeharto. He was asked to return from
Germany and served as Minister of State for Research and
Technology from 1978 to March 1998. During the 1998 crisis,
Suharto resigned and appointed BJ Habibie as the 3rd President
of Indonesia from 1 May 1998 - 20 October 1999. Even though Mr. Habibie served as
president for the shortest period of any Indonesian president—only 17 months—he was
instrumental in establishing the groundwork for a democratic Indonesia. He initiated
decentralization efforts, held the first free elections in a generation, liberated political
prisoners, upheld press freedom and women's rights, and diminished the military's political

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