Who was the first president of the independent Indonesia?
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Sukarno
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Sukarno was the first president of independent Indonesia. He was a leader in the struggle for Indonesian independence from Dutch colonial rule, and was elected president of the new republic in 1945. Sukarno was a charismatic and popular leader, but his rule was also marked by political instability and economic problems. He was overthrown in a military coup in 1965, and died in 1970.
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