Portrait of 9 Soekarno's Wives, Love Story of the First President from Japanese Women to Flight Attendants

Portrait of 9 Wives of Soekarno, Love Story of the First President from Japanese Women to Flight Attendants

Portrait of 9 Soekarno's Wives, Love Story of the First President from Japanese Women to Flight Attendants

Dream - Soekarno is known as a figure who is authoritative and charismatic. It is no wonder that Soekarno's charm captivated women in his time. Besides being charismatic, this proclaimer of independence is also known to have many wives. Until the end of his life, Soekarno is known to have nine wives.

Figure of 9 Wives of Soekarno

They are Siti Oetari Tjokroaminoto, Inggit Garnasih, Fatmawati, Hartini, Ratna Sari Dewi, Haryati, Yurike Siregar, Kartini Manoppo, and Heldy Djafar. These names have their own love stories and uniqueness. The charm emitted by Soekarno's wives also varies. Here are portraits of the 9 wives of Soekarno along with a brief background.

"Siti Oetari Tjokroaminoto" remains the same in English as it is a proper name and does not require translation.

Soekarno married Oetari in 1921 in Surabaya. This daughter of HOS Tjokroaminoto was the first woman to be married to Soekarno. At that time, Soekarno was 20 years old, while Oetari was 16 years old.

Doesn't Last Long

"Soekarno married her not out of love, but to lighten the burden of the Tjokro family. However, their relationship did not last long. Soekarno saw his wife as a sister and a younger sibling, which led him to divorce Oetari while studying in Bandung."

"Inggit Garnasih"

Not only a regular marriage, Soekarno also once experienced a marriage with a significant age difference. At that time, Soekarno was 20 years old and Inggit was 33 years old. They got married on March 24, 1923, after Soekarno divorced Oetari.

Don't Have Children

"Previously, Soekarno lived in Inggit Garnasih's boarding house in Bandung in 1921. At that time, Inggit was still the wife of Haji Sanoesi. It is said that Soekarno took Haji Sanusi's wife at that time. However, after 20 years of not being blessed with children, Soekarno divorced Inggit because his wife refused to be in a polygamous marriage."

"Fatmawati"

This Proclamation Father married Fatmawati who was 20 years old at that time on June 1, 1943. At that time, Soekarno was 42 years old and Fatmawati was 20 years old.

Soekarno has 5 children.

From the marriage with Fatmawati, Soekarno was blessed with 5 children; Guntur Soekarnoputra, Megawati Soekarnoputri, Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, and Guruh Soekarnoputra.

"Hartini"

Hartini became the most loyal woman in Soekarno's later life. They got married in 1953, when Hartini was 29 years old and a widow with five children. They met when Soekarno was on a working visit to Candi Prambanan, Central Java.

His loyalty until the last breath Soekarno.

They got married in 1953 and were blessed with two children, namely Taufan Soekarnoputra and Bayu Soekarnoputra. Although Soekarno got married again, Hartini willingly accepted polygamy and still maintained her marital status.

Ratna Sari Dewi

Ratna married Soekarno at the age of 19. They have one child, namely Kartika Sari Dewi. They met at the Hotel Imperial Tokyo. Dewi is a student and entertainer. After their divorce, she lived in several European countries before settling in Tokyo, Japan, in 2008.

"Haryati"

Haryati is a former palace dancer and Secretary of State Staff in the field of arts. She was close to Soekarno because of her job. They finally got married on May 21, 1963, but three years later Soekarno divorced her because he felt they were not compatible.

"Kartini Manoppo"

Kartini Manoppo and Soekarno got married in 1959. They had a child, Totok Suryawan Sukarno, in 1967. The beginning of Bung Karno falling in love with the woman who used to be a stewardess at Garuda Indonesia was when he saw a painting by Basuki Abdullah.

"Yurike Siregar"

In 1963, President Soekarno met Yurike Sanger, a member of the Barisan Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. They got married on August 6, 1964. However, the political situation in 1967 affected their personal life. Eventually, they decided to divorce, even though they still loved each other.

"Heldy Djafar"

Loyal Until the End of Life

Their marriage only lasted for two years. This was due to the difficulty of communicating because Soekarno was being held captive at Wisma Yaso. Although Heldy wanted to separate, Soekarno wanted to stay together and only wanted to be separated by death.

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