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Ir. Soekarno

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Soekarno was born in Surabaya, on June 6, 1901, and named as Koesno

Sosrodihardjo, however he was often sick so that his parents changed his name

into Soekarno. Many people adored him because he had many special

characteristics. He was charismatic and he made many people grace him. His

parents were teachers who had huge influence. They were Raden Soekemi

Sosrodihardjon and Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai. Soekarno had many wives. They are

Oetari, Inggit Ganarsih, Fatmawati, Hartini, Kartini Manoppo, Ratna Sari Dewi,

Haryati, Yurike Sanger, and Heldy Djafar. Fatmawati gave him five children. They

are Megawati Soekarno Putri, Sukmawati Soekarno Putri, Rachmawati Soekarno
Putri, Guntur Soekarno Putra and Guruh Soekarno Putra.

Soekarno went to primary school in Mojokerto and after that he continued to
high school in Surabaya. There were many advantages by having education in

Surabaya. One of those was he knew many figures who had reformist soul and

they were willing to struggle for Indonesia’s independence. After he graduated

from high school, he continued his study in Bandung. At that era, he chose

Netherlands engineering school or now it is well-known as ITB (Bandung Intitute

of Technology).

After he finished his study, Soekarno realized and became more concerned
in the struggle to reach the independence of Indonesia. The history noted that his

effort was hard and he often dealt with law. Soekarno also establish a party

named Indonesian National Party on July 4, 1927. The purpose of this party was

to free Indonesia from Netherlands colonial government. Due to his bravery, the

colonial government arrested him and he was jailed in Suka Miskin, on December

1929. He was free from the jail in 1931.