Soekarno : founding father of Indonesia, 1901-1945 / Bob Hering.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hering, B. B.

Series:

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 192.

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ; 192

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soekarno, 1901-1970.

Soekarno.

Indonesia--Politics and government--20th century.

Indonesia.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vi, 439 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : KITLV, 2002.

Summary:

Sockarno was born a hundred years ago, on 6 June 1901. More than anyone else, he came to embody the Indonesian struggle for independence. He proclaimed Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945 and led his country as its first president until after a coup that misfired in 1965, when he was gradually stripped of his power by his successor, the army general Soeharto. Soekarno aroused intense emotions and provoked strong controversy all through his life, but indisputably put an indelible stamp on political developments in the great island nation from the late nineteen-twenties till the seventies. This biography describes his life from his formative years, crowned with a degree in architecture, through the ups and downs of his political career, to his cooperation with the Japanese conqueror of Indonesia. His opposition to Dutch colonial rule earned him the support of the urban masses, but also reprisal from the Dutch, who sent him to jail and into exile for more than ten years. The Japanese occupation in 1942 gave him opportunities to further his cause -- eventually resulting in the Proclamation of Independence. This biography, drawing on many hitherto unknown sources, is the culmination of Hering's almost life-long study of Soekarno. Book jacket.

Contents:

I The first two windu, 1901-1917 1

II The dawn of a new politicized era 27

III Soekarno's Soerabaja and Bandoeng years of education and political apprenticeship 69

IV Soekarno's PNI and his brown front Sini versus sana personified 129

V Soekarno's trial, Soekamiskin and the Partindo years A tryst with destiny? 185

VI Soekarno's Endeh and Bencoolen years, 1934-1942 A windu of semadi and reflection 239

VII Soekarno's quest for Indonesian independence during the Japanese occupation period, 9 July 1942 - 1 June 1945 Initial relations between Java-based nationalists and the Japanese authorities 277

VIII Soekarno paving the way for the Republic of Indonesia, 1 June - 17 August 1945 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-425) and index.

ISBN:

9067181919

OCLC:

51245342