Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar | |
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| Born | 5 June 1925 |
| Citizenship | Netherlands Indonesia |
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| Children | 5 |
Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar (born 5 June 1925) was the wife of President Sukarno from 1958 until 1962.
Early life
Siregar was born on 5 June 1925 in Liverpool, England, the daughter of Nuriah Sabiah Nasution and Hasan Basari Siregar, a civil servant.[1] She took ballet and voice, and studied in Soviet Union.[1]
Personal life
Siregar was introduced to President Sukarno, a friend of her father's as a child[1] Her parents rejected his marriage proposal because they did not want her to be in a polygamous marriage.[1] Siregar later married Firdaus Harahap, an East Nusa Tenggara police chief, and they had had three daughters: Roswita, Linda, and Mona.[1] Sukarno later moved his family to Jakarta and sent Hoegeng Iman Santoso, Sutan Sjahrir, and Hamengkubuwono IX to persuade Harahap to divorce Siregar.[1] Sukarno was 23 years her senior, and already had a daughter, Siti Aisyah Margaret Rose, who became a banker.[1] They spent their time jogging at Bogor Palace and ate sunny side eggs cooked by her.[2] When Sukarno married Naoko Nemoto in 1962, Siregar divorced him.[1] She later remarried Harahap and gave birth to another daughter, Meli.[1]
Indonesian independence movement
In opposition to Dutch colonialism, she tore up the Dutch flag and replaced it with an Indonesian flag, which earned her an award.[1] After that she maintained a low profile life.[1]
In an interview in 2010, Siregar stated that she felt sad seeing the poor condition of the Indonesian people, which motivated her to adopt a simple life.[2] She gave Sukarno's inheritance to her children and orphan kids, and wished to be buried next to him when she died.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Liputan6.com (2014-08-05). "Siti Aisyah Soekarno Putri: Saya Putri Bung Karno, Tapi Takut..." liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 Okezone (2010-09-06). ""Bung Karno Suka Makan Telor Mata Sapi" : Okezone Nasional". nasional.okezone.com/ (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.