Siti Hartinah Suharto
Siti Hartinah Suharto (born August 23, 1923 in Surakarta , † April 28, 1996 in Jakarta ), also known as Ibu Tien , was the wife of Suhartos , the second president of Indonesia and practiced as his political confidante and advisor from Suharto's inauguration in From 1967 to her death in 1996 she had a great influence on the economy and politics in Indonesia.
Siti Hartinah Suharto's domestic political influence can be compared to that of Imelda Marcos in the Philippines. Siti Hartinah is known in Indonesia under the name "Ibu Tien", which means something like Madame Tien. There are Javanese , including the prominent Indonesian social historian Ong Hok Ham, who see in her a source of Suharto's power.
Siti Hartinah and Haji Mohamed Suharto married on December 26, 1947 in Surakarta and then lived in Yogyakarta on Java . They had six children together: Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (Tutut), Sigit Harjojudanto (Sigit), Bambang Trihatmodjo (Bambang), Siti Hediati (Titiek), Hutomo Mandala Putra (Tommy) and Siti Hutami Endang Adiningsih (Mamiek), as well as 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Web links
literature
- Robert Edward Elson: Suharto: A Political Biography . Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-521-77326-1
- Abdul Gafur: Siti Hartinah Soeharto: First Lady of Indonesia . PT. Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada, 1992.
- Mahiddin Mahmud: Who's Who in Indonesia . Gunung Agung, 1990.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suharto, Siti Hartinah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Suharto, Raden Ayu Siti Hartinah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian wife of the head of state |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 23, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Surakarta |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1996 |
| Place of death | Jakarta |