Achmed Sukarno was the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967. He established the Pancasila system of government with controlled democracy and suppressed political parties. His presidency saw the establishment of Indonesian independence but also a weakened economy, high inflation, and poverty before he was overthrown in a 1967 military coup led by General Suharto.
Barack Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii to a Kenyan father and American mother. He graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, then worked as a civil rights attorney and law professor. Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 and U.S. Senate in 2004, becoming the first African American president in 2008. As president, Obama signed economic stimulus bills and health care reform legislation while dealing with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Achmed Sukarno was the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967. He established the Pancasila system of government with controlled democracy and suppressed political parties. His presidency saw the establishment of Indonesian independence but also a weakened economy, high inflation, and poverty before he was overthrown in a 1967 military coup led by General Suharto.
Barack Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii to a Kenyan father and American mother. He graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, then worked as a civil rights attorney and law professor. Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 and U.S. Senate in 2004, becoming the first African American president in 2008. As president, Obama signed economic stimulus bills and health care reform legislation while dealing with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.