Sukarno

American  

[soo-kahr-noh] / suˈkɑr noʊ /

Or Soekarno

noun

1. Achmed 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.

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Sukarno British  

/ suːˈkɑːnəʊ /

noun

1. Achmed (ˈɑːkmɛd). 1901–70, Indonesian statesman; first president of the Republic of Indonesia (1945–67)

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Sukarno Cultural  

1. A statesman who became the first president of Indonesia when it gained independence from The Netherlands in 1949. (See Suharto.)

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Example Sentences

Subianto’s father first worked for Sukarno, but later turned against him and was forced into exile.

From Seattle Times

The secular party said its position was based on that of Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, whose daughter Megawati Sukarnoputri is chair of the party.

From Washington Times

More difficult was his coverage of the rule of President Sukarno of Indonesia.

From New York Times

Indonesia’s second president, Suharto, had ruled the country since Sukarno was ousted in 1967, overseeing not only a savage repression of the left but also a financial meltdown in the 1990s.

From New York Times

In 1958, he joined an unsuccessful rebellion against the founding president Sukarno and went into exile deep in the Sumatran jungle for three years.

From The Guardian