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Sukarno

1901 - 1970

Sukarno

Sukarno (; born Kusno Sosrodihardjo, Javanese: [kʊsnɔ]; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian politician who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independence from the Dutch Empire. He was a prominent leader of Indonesia's nationalist movement during the Dutch colonial period and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces in World War II. Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sukarno has received more than 2,454,001 page views. His biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 83 in 2019). Sukarno is the 416th most popular politician (up from 452nd in 2019), the most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Politician.

Sukarno was the first president of Indonesia and was most famous for leading the country to independence.

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2.5M
Page Views (PV)
80.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
90
Languages Editions (L)
5.26
Effective Languages (L*)
5.47
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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sukarno ranks 416 out of 15,710. Before him are Servius Tullius, Henry the Fowler, Rurik, Taejo of Joseon, Charles the Fat, and Frederick III, German Emperor. After him are Macrinus, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis the German, John III Sobieski, Hongwu Emperor, and Solon.

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Servius Tullius
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HPI: 80.14
Rank: 410
Henry the Fowler
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HPI: 80.14
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HPI: 80.13
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Taejo of Joseon
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Charles the Fat
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Sukarno
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HPI: 80.11
Rank: 416
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HPI: 80.07
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HPI: 80.05
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Sukarno ranks 10. Before him are Louis Armstrong, Marlene Dietrich, Enrico Fermi, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Jacques Lacan, and Linus Pauling. After him are Rudolf Höss, Clark Gable, Fulgencio Batista, Leopold III of Belgium, Alberto Giacometti, and Gary Cooper. Among people deceased in 1970, Sukarno ranks 9. Before him are Janis Joplin, Abraham Maslow, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Erich Maria Remarque, Jimi Hendrix, and António de Oliveira Salazar. After him are Yukio Mishima, Max Born, Hjalmar Schacht, Alexander Kerensky, Mark Rothko, and François Mauriac.

Others Born in 1901

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Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 4
Marlene Dietrich
1901 - 1992
HPI: 83.87
Rank: 5
Enrico Fermi
1901 - 1954
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 6
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
1901 - 1918
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 7
Jacques Lacan
1901 - 1981
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 8
Linus Pauling
1901 - 1994
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 9
Sukarno
1901 - 1970
HPI: 80.11
Rank: 10
Rudolf Höss
1901 - 1947
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 11
Clark Gable
1901 - 1960
HPI: 79.54
Rank: 12
Fulgencio Batista
1901 - 1973
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 13
Leopold III of Belgium
1901 - 1983
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 14
Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 15
Gary Cooper
1901 - 1961
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 16