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Achmed Sukarno Biography and Timeline

Follow Achmed Sukarno through 19 dated historical records for Indonesia.

Achmed Sukarno, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

19Distinct records
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1927–1968Years on this page

1927

PNI

Party Leader of PNI · Politics / PNI

Founds the Indonesian National Party

1929

Arrest of Achmed Sukarno

Party Leader of PNI · Politics / PNI

Arrested by the Dutch

1933

Arrest of Achmed Sukarno

Party Leader of PNI · Flores · Politics / PNI

Arrested by the Dutch & exiled to Flores

Role range: 1933-1942

1942

Arrest of Achmed Sukarno

Party Leader of PNI · Politics / PNI

Released by the Japanese

Role range: 1933-1942

1945

Independence of Indonesia

Party Leader of PNI · Politics / PNI

Proclaims Indonesian Independence

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia

Role range: 1945-1968

1949

Independence of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

The Dutch surrender the sovereignty of Indonesia

Role range: 1945-1968

Independence of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

Gains independence for Indonesia from the Dutch

Role range: 1949-1967

1950

Constitution of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

A unitary Republic of Indonesia is agreed

Role range: 1949-1967

Constitution of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia comes into being, becomes Indonesian Independence Day

Role range: 1949-1967

1955

Conference of Bandung

President of Indonesia · Bandung · Government / Government of Indonesia

The Conference strikes a blow against European "neo-colonialism"

Role range: 1945-1968

1959

Constitution of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Bandung · Government / Government of Indonesia

Seeks to unite Indonesia through "Guided Democracy"

Role range: 1945-1968

Dictatorship

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

Internal unrest is overcome by a proclamation of national aims

Role range: 1949-1967

1963

Constitution of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

Works within a framework of a Union of The Netherlands

Role range: 1949-1967

Institutes Konfrontasi with Malaysia

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

Institutes "Konfrontasi" with Malaysia

Role range: 1945-1968

Union of The Netherlands

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

Works within a framework of a Union of The Netherlands

Role range: 1949-1967

1965

United Nations

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Warfare / United Nations

Indonesia withdraws from the United Nations & moves closer to China

Role range: 1945-1968

United Nations

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Warfare / United Nations

Indonesia leaves the United Nations

Role range: 1949-1967

1968

Dismissal

President of Indonesia · Jakarta · Government / Government of Indonesia

Formally replaced as President by General Suharto

Role range: 1945-1968

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.