Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar

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Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar
Born (1925-06-05) 5 June 1925 (age 99)
Liverpool, England
CitizenshipNetherlands
Indonesia
Occupation
  • Independence activist
Spouses
Firdaus Harahap
(divorced)
(m. 1963)
(m. 1958;div. 1962)
Children5

Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar (born 5 June 1925) was the wife of President Sukarno from 1958 until 1962.

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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 the 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 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]

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References

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