"Sometimes people have sympathized with me because long years of my life were spent in jail and in exile. Well, those years ... were a mixed experience. I hated them because they separated me from the dearest thing in the world-the struggle of my people for rebirth. At the same time, they were a blessing because I had what is so rare in this world-the opportunity of thinking about basic issues, the opportunity of examining afresh the beliefs I held."

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Sukarno was an Indonesian nationalist leader and the first president of Indonesia. He led the independence movement against Dutch colonial rule and served as president from 1945 to 1967.

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