A Presidents Lonely End
Sukarno was effectively held as a political prisoner for four years. Kept under heavy security, the nations founder died in solitude and desperation.
May 16, 2006
Take this suffering of mine as testimony,That even the power of a president, Has its limits. Because everlasting powerIs only the power of the people.And above all of thatIs the power of God, the Almighty.
THIS parting message was neatly written out on a piece of paper. It was given to his eldest daughter, Megawati Sukarnoputri, before he passed away on the morning of June 21, 1970.
It has never been easy to forget that final message, especially
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