Historical figures in Yogyakarta
The atlas holds 6 people and 15 moments here, from 1921 to 1962. The most recorded lives are Suharto, Sukarno and Rabindranath Tagore. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Performers, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Abdurrahman Wahid
in 1954
1 moment here
Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…
B. J. Habibie
in 1962
1 moment here
Indonesian aerospace engineer, technocrat, vice president, and third president of Indonesia.…
Prajadhipok
in 1929
1 moment here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1927
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Suharto
from 1921 to 1949
7 moments here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Sukarno
from 1929 to 1961
4 moments here
Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…
Moments
- 1921 Birth at Kemusuk Suharto
- 1927 Visits Borobudur during Southeast Asian tour Rabindranath Tagore
- 1929 Visit to Borobudur Prajadhipok
- 1929 Arrest while visiting Yogyakarta Sukarno
- 1938 Middle-school study in Yogyakarta Suharto
- 1945 Return to Yogyakarta after Japanese surrender Suharto
- 1946 22nd Regiment headquarters Suharto
- 1948 Guerrilla headquarters in the Menoreh hills Suharto
- 1948 Captured at Yogyakarta in Operation Kraai Sukarno
- 1949 General Offensive in Yogyakarta Suharto
- 1949 Takeover of Yogyakarta from Dutch forces Suharto
- 1949 Return to Yogyakarta Sukarno
- 1954 Schooling in Yogyakarta Abdurrahman Wahid
- 1961 TRIKORA speech in Yogyakarta Sukarno
- 1962 Honeymoon in Yogyakarta B. J. Habibie