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The first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Soekarno, usually called Bung Karno’s, was born in Blitar, East Java, June 6, 1901 and died in Jakarta on June 21, 1970. His father name is Raden Soekemi Sosrodihardjo and his mother Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai. Soekarno born when the sun start rising, because of that his nickname is ‘The Son of the Dawn”, according to the myth, when someone born at the dawn, he will be the great leader.

His father not just believe the myth, but raden Soekemi also have effort to make the myth come true. The first thing to be priority is the education of Soekarno. Sukarno’s childhood just a few years living with his parents in Blitar. During his elementary school to graduate, he lives in Surabaya, lodger at the home of Haji Oemar Said  Tokroaminoto, a veteran politician founder of Sarekat Islam. Then continue his education at HBS (Hoogere Burger School). While studying at HBS, Sukarno had grow his nationalist spirit. After graduating HBS in 1920, he moved to Bandung and continued to THS (Technische Hoogeschool or Technical high school and now is known as ITB). He get the title “Ir” on May 25, 1926.

In 1927 Sukarno cofounded the Indonesian Nationalist Party (Partai Nasional Indonesia, or PNI) and became its first leader. The goal of the party was to achieve independence for Indonesia through popular struggle against the Dutch. A skilled public speaker, Sukarno quickly drew a mass following for the PNI. In 1929 the Dutch jailed him for being a threat to public order, and the PNI collapsed in his absence. Released in 1931, Sukarno resumed his political activity, but he was arrested again in 1933 and exiled, first to the island of Flores and then to Sumatra. By the time of his exile, he was Indonesia’s leading nationalist politician.

When Japan invaded and occupied Indonesia in 1942, during World War II, Sukarno returned to Jakarta and worked with the Japanese regime. He argued later that his collaboration with the Japanese enabled him to advance the cause of Indonesian independence and protect the Indonesian people from the worst excesses of the occupation.

In 1944 a committee was established to prepare for Indonesian independence, and Sukarno was a leading member of the committee. On July 1, 1945, Sukarno delivered an important speech to the committee urging the adoption of the Panca Sila (Five Principles) as the ideological basis of the new state. The five principles were nationalism, internationalism (or humanitarianism), democracy, social justice, and belief in God.

On August 17, 1945, immediately following Japan’s surrender to the Allies, Sukarno and fellow nationalist Muhammad Hatta declared Indonesia’s independence. The next day the provisional parliament adopted a constitution and elected Sukarno president. The constitution included the Panca Sila in its preamble and gave the president a great deal of authority. The Dutch refused to accept the independence proclamation. For the next five years Indonesia and The Netherlands negotiated and fought with one another. Finally, in December 1949 the Dutch acknowledged Indonesia’s independence, but the status of the western half of New Guinea (now the province of Papua) remained in dispute.

Soekarno have been give us a prove, if every consistent struggle with great vision will have the great result not just for a one man who struggle but also for many many people. Education is the one of the most important factor to support the way to success. Don’t forget if Soekarno also have spirit of arek Suroboyo even without have any material and get pressure from the stronger force, just with the reckless as one and only capital, Soekarno have been success to reach his purpose.

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