| Commemorating the Proclamation of Independence Governor - Syahril SabirinIwan Director - Iwan R Prawiranata |
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Two prints: - NPA Print - Prefixes 'AAA to AOZ' Thai Print - Prefixes 'APA to AZZ' Both dated 1999 |
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| Dr Ir Soekarno & Dr H Mohammad Hatta | Parliament House | ||
| Soekarno was born in Surabaya, East Java on 06/06/1901.
Like many Javanese people, he had just one
name. He became the first President of Indonesia
on 18/08/1945 following the surrendering
of the Japanese Imperial Army occupation.
Soekarno was President from 1945 to 1967,
presiding with mixed success over the country's
turbulent transition to independence. Sukarno
was forced from power on 12/03/1967 by one
of his generals, Suharto, who formally became
President on 21/03/1967. He was then under
house arrest until his death on 21/06/1970
at age 69 in Jakarta. Mohammad Hatta (12/08/1902 - 14/03/1980) was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. He was Indonesia's first vice president, after being the country's Prime Minister. He resigned on 01/12/1956 as vice president after a dispute with Soekarno. Hatta withdrew from political life and devoted himself primarily to the cooperative movement in Indonesia. After Soekarno’s fall from power, Hatta returned to government service as an adviser to President Suharto. |
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| NPA Print, first prefix | Thai Print, solid 222222 | ||