1970 Death Achmed Sukarno, 1st president of Indonesia (1945-67), dies at 68 1968 Event Suharto succeeds Sukarno as president of Indonesia 1967 Event Ex-president Sukarno under house arrest in Indonesia 1967 Event Indonesian congress deprives president Sukarno of authority 1966 Event Indonesia's president Sukarno fires General Nasution 1965 Event Indonesia President Sukarno accepts qualifications of Suharto 1963 Event Sukarno appointed president of Indonesia 1962 Event Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, fails 1961 Event Indonesian President Sukarno proclaims general mobilization 1960 Event President Sukarno disbands Indonesia's parliament 1957 Event Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, kills 8 1950 Event Sukarno appointed president of Republic Indonesia 1950 Event President Sukarno proclaims unity of Indonesia 1949 Event Sukarno becomes president Indonesia, Mokammed Hatta premier 1946 Event Sukarno calls for anti colonial defiance in Indonesia 1943 Event Sukarno asks for cooperation with Japanese occupiers 1942 Event Sukarno and Mohammed Hatta finds Ampat Serangkai 1933 Event Dutch colonial regime in Batavia arrest ir Sukarno 1930 Event Bandung, Java: ir Sukarno 4 years jail sentenced 1929 Event Police arrest Sukarno and 100s PNI-leaders 1927 Event Ir Sukarno forms PNI (Perserikatan Nasional Indonesia) in Batavia 1901 Birthday Achmed Sukarno, born in Java, Prime Minister of Indonesia, 1945 - 1967
