The Latest Portraits of Kartika Sari Dewi, Daughter of Bung Karno and Dewi Soekarno, Who is Close to Megawati and Puan Maharani

Dream - Kartika Sari Dewi is the only daughter of the first President of Indonesia, Ir Soekarno, and Ratna Sari Dewi. Although born to one of the founding fathers, Kartika's childhood was mostly spent in Japan, which is her mother's birthplace.

The woman who is familiarly known as Kartika was born in Tokyo, Japan, 56 years ago, precisely on March 11, 1967. Due to the political and security conditions that were not conducive, her mother had to bring her only daughter to Japan.

Soekarno's condition, being a "city prisoner" at Wisma Yaso, made Ratna Sari Dewi plan to show her daughter to her husband.

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However, her efforts to come to Indonesia were rejected by the Soeharto regime, so she did not meet Soekarno until three years later.

In 1970, Kartika and Dewi Soekarno received news that Bung Karno's health was deteriorating and he was receiving treatment at the hospital.

Dewi then made a strong effort to be allowed to return home to her homeland and meet her husband.

Her arrival with young Kartika in Indonesia was met with Soekarno's deteriorating condition and his inability to move his body.

Dewi Soekarno told Kartika that she had met her father for the first and last time.

"This is your father," Dewi said to Kartika, as quoted from merdeka.com.

Bung Karno, who knew of the arrival of his wife and daughter, instantly reached out his hand as if wanting to touch Kartika's hand. Shortly after that emotional moment, Soekarno was declared dead.

After her father's passing, Kartika was taken by her mother to Paris and raised there. Afterward, she continued her education in Switzerland.

Kartika grew up to be a beautiful person. She has a beautiful appearance, a combination of her Japanese mother and her Indonesian father.

Kartika briefly worked as a television journalist in Tokyo. Then in an advertising agency in New York when she and her mother lived in the United States.

Although she did not stay long in Indonesia, Kartika still thought about her homeland. After working in America, she established the Kartika Soekarno Foundation to advance children's education in Indonesia.

It's no wonder that Kartika spent more time with her mother, Ratna Sari Dewi Soekarno.

In a photo, Kartika can be seen being close and spending time with Megawati Soekarnoputri and Puan Maharani.

Kartika married the President of Citibank Europe, Frits Frederik Seegers, in 2005. The Dutch national passed away in 2021.

From her marriage to Frits, Kartika was blessed with a handsome son named Frederik Kiran Soekarno Seegers.

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