Yogyakarta in the Cold War

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1948 to 1962. The most recorded lives are Sukarno, Suharto and B. J. Habibie.

Notable people

1. 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.…

2. B. J. Habibie

   in 1962

   1 moment here

   Indonesian aerospace engineer, technocrat, vice president, and third president of Indonesia.…

3. Suharto

   from 1948 to 1949

   3 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.…

4. Sukarno

   from 1948 to 1961

   3 moments here

   Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…

Moments

1. 1948 Guerrilla headquarters in the Menoreh hills Suharto
2. 1948 Captured at Yogyakarta in Operation Kraai Sukarno
3. 1949 General Offensive in Yogyakarta Suharto
4. 1949 Takeover of Yogyakarta from Dutch forces Suharto
5. 1949 Return to Yogyakarta Sukarno
6. 1954 Schooling in Yogyakarta Abdurrahman Wahid
7. 1961 TRIKORA speech in Yogyakarta Sukarno
8. 1962 Honeymoon in Yogyakarta B. J. Habibie

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