Sunday, January 9, 2011

Sukarno's collection of rare photographs

Photo Collection of The Founding Father of Sukarno, hopefully we are getting closer and in love with the country of Indonesia. Ir. Soekarno (born in Blitar, East Java, June 6, 1901 - died in Jakarta on June 21, 1970 at the age of 69 years) is Indonesia's first president who served in the period 1945-1966. He played an important role to liberate the people of Indonesia from Dutch colonialism. He is a digger Pancasila. He was proclaimed Indonesia's independence (along with Mohammad Hatta) which occurred on August 17, 1945. And there are 17 collections of photos that can be enjoyed .. this here:


President Sukarno Saying Goodbye to His Daughters
Surrounded by citizens of Jakarta, President Sukarno kisses his youngest daughter, Sukmawati, goodbye while his other daughters, Rachmawati (center) and Megawati (left), wait their turn. The Indonesian President was leaving for a three-week vacation in Tokyo.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: November 19, 1962

Indonesian President Sukarno Calming down Protesters
Original caption: Indonesian President Achmad Sukarno, shown here speaking to a crowd in September of 1950, was reported trying to calm thousands of angry demonstrators near the presidential palace in Jakarta, October17. An artilery battery was brought into position outside the palace as president Sukarno talked to the crowd which had formed to demand the dissolution of Parliament and general elections. Pres. Sukarno told the throng that he did not want to become a dictator and that he would arrange for elections as soon as possible.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: October 17, 1952

President Sukarno Addressing May Day Rally
Original caption: 5/7/1965-Djakarta, Indonesia- President Sukarno of Indonesia addresses a mass May Day rally in the Sports Hall Building. Sukarno announced his decision not to attend a peace conference with Malaysian Prime Minister Rahman in Tokyo. The announcement was viewed as a victory for Indonesia's powerful Communist Party. Posters above the silent crowd stress the unity of the working classes in their struggle to overcome "imperialism."
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: May 7, 1965

Leaders of the Non-Aligned Nations
Original caption: 9/29/60-Yugoslavia- 5 top neutralist countries called upon Pres. Dwight Eisenhower & Premier Nikita Khrushcev to resume their personal diplomacy with a face to face conference. The move resulted from a "neutralist summit conference" late sept. 29. Shown here at the end of the conference are (L to R) PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India, Pres. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Pres. Gamal Abdel Nasser of United Arab Rep., Pres. Sukarno of Indonesia, & Pres. Tito of Yugoslavia.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: September 29, 1960


Sukarno Inspects Troops
President Sukarno, the first leader of Indonesia after it became a republic in 1945, inspects his troops.Image: © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS
Date Photographed: October 1965

Portrait of Ellsworth Bunker, Howard P. Jones and President Sukarno
Original caption: U.S. Special Envoy Ellsworth Bunker, right, and Ambassador Howard P. Jones, center, chatting with Indonesian President Sukarno April 6, 1965, at the Presidential Palace in Djakarta. The Americans met with Indonesian officials in efforts to stop the "decline" of U.S. Indonesian relations.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: April 6, 1965

Indonesian President Sukarno
Indonesian President Sukarno was taken prisoner by Dutch troops in an attempt to retain control of Indonesia.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: ca. 1945-1949

Richard Nixon Speaking with Sukarno

Original caption: Visiting president chats with "veep." Washington, D.C.: President Achmed Sukarno of Indonesia, currently on an 18 day official visit to the United States, is shown (left) chatting with Vice President Richard Nixon shortly before a capitol luncheon given in his honor by Mr. Nixon yesterday. The visiting chief of state also addressed a joint session of Congress yesterday, an honor accorded only to leaders of key nations.

Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Photographer: Al Muto
Date Photographed: May 18, 1956

Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke and President Sukarno
Japanese Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke (L) greets Indonesian President Sukarno during a state visit in Tokyo, Japan.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: 1958

Sukarno Speaking at Podium
Original caption: President Sukarno of Indonesia is shown here delivering his speech to the United Nations.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: October 2, 1960

Marilyn Monroe Standing with President Sukarno
Original caption: Indonesia's President Sukarno is shown chatting with actress Marilyn Monroe during a party given by Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Logan at a Beverly Hills Hotel last Tuesday night. The party was given in honor of Logan's brother-in-law, Marshall Noble, who is traveling with the 62 members of the Indonesian visiting group. Sukarno had expressed a desire to meet Miss Monroe, who he said is one of the favorite actresses in his country.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Photographer: George Snow
Date Photographed: June 1956

Kennedy and Johnson with Indonesia's Sukarno 1961
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: April 25, 1961

Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke and President Sukarno

Japanese Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke (L) greets Indonesian President Sukarno during a state visit in Tokyo, Japan.

Indonesian President Sukarno
President of Indonesia, Achmad Sukarno, in 1949.
Image: © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS
Photographer: Bert Hardy
Date Photographed: April 1949

Indonesian President Sukarno
Achmad Sukarno, President of Indonesia and Hafi Salim (maksudnya Haji Agus Salim kali yak?), Socialist Foreign Minister, in 1949.
Image: © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS
Photographer: Bert Hardy
Date Photographed: April 1949

Boy Riding in Bumper Car -- (ngga taunya si Guntur aka Mas Tok)
Original caption: Glen Echo, Maryland: son Of Visiting President Samples American Fun. Mohammed Guntur, 12-year-old son of visiting Indonesian President Achmed Sukarno, is shown having fun at the wheel of a "Dodgem" car at the Glen Echo Amusement Park. The boy was taken to the park by Mrs. Richard Nixon, wife of the Vice President, and her daughters, Julie and Patricia.

Chou En-lai and Sukarno Ride in Boat
Original caption: 7/6/1965-Cairo, Egypt- Cruising up the Nile River, Communist China's Premier Chou En-Lai (l) looks at the sights while his companion, President Sukarno of Indonesia checks the time. Both men were in Egypt awaiting the opening of the Afro-Asian Conference, which was to be held in Algiers. Chou stayed on in the Egyptian capital after the conference was postponed.
Image: © Bettmann/CORBIS
Date Photographed: July 6, 1965

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Indonesian President Sukarno with son Guntur Sukarnoputra and daughter Megawati Sukarnoputri while receiving Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi.
Indonesian President Sukarno with son Guntur Sukarnoputra and daughter Megawati Sukarnoputri while receiving Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi. Presidential Documents, National Library of Indonesia

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