Who
don't know about Soekarno? You, the reader from Indonesia nor from the other countries? Yes, Soekarno is so
well known in international relations in his time
served as the first president of Indonesia. He was so respected by the world leaders. He is
the only precident
who dared to declare his state out of the United Nations during World War II. He mastered 7 languages, which
makes him easier to get along
with so many Heads of State around the world. Besides
an authoritative, he also very strict. And so does the charm of Soekarno in
our country, Indonesia. He's very charismatic. Everybody know, that his rhetoric is so incredible, able to burn the spirit of Indonesian people. But, the thing I remember when I studied Historical Science in high school is
.. the opposite of that history. Very
miserable. You know, history
books that I loved, turned out a set of
fictitious. That's all.
Guess, what subjects
I liked most current high school? Yea, Historical Science. I'm always excited by learning about history of my country. And the
incredible things that
I record when I was sitting on class 2 in high
school, is several books and "narrative history
that I heard from my teacher" about
Soekarno. Then, some books that I read,
tells all about the "dictatorship" of Soekarno in recent years, until he deposted by politics when his rhetoric "Nawaksara" rejected by the panel. It feels like, what makes
me excited
to learn about Indonesia History, suddenly became "grim" because
of that "the black dots" of history
I learned at that time. (Note: Learned by the books and my teacher). And, historical stories
that I held over the years, all
become fade.
Until when I was in college, I got a
book from my uncle, the
book that changed everything
paradigm about Soekarno and history of the nation. That's all. This book made me realize that there are
so many hidden historical facts
and they recycled into
"new history" by the powerful elements.
And yesterday, in the afternoon, I was watching one of television channels,
I accidentally found review of Soekarno. And you know what I found??? Truly incredible!! They
play interview recorded of
Soekarno by cindy adams, author of the book! I found remarkable historical fact that "deviated" from
what I received in high school years ago. See???
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| He's so charmy |
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| When he made speech in front of the crowd, all people silently listening. Amazing! Look, how many people in front
of him. He
is very perfect on rhetoric. |
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| Soekarno and JF Kennedy, |
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| So astonishingly when Soekarno speaking in front of world leaders. |
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But he's also a
humorous figure.
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| His speech "Indonesia Menggugat", such pledoi of Soekarno in front of International Court, over what he stood for independence of Indonesia |
