Everyone loves a love story, but when it’s a love story about Sukarno – one of Indonesia’s founding fathers, our first president and the man who ruled the country from 1945 to 1967 – it’s all the more fascinating. Sukarno was famous for his unparalleled charisma, flamboyance, oratorical skills … and his love of women. Sukarno married eight women: Siti Oetari (the daughter of his political mentor HOS Cokroaminoto), Inggit Garnasih (who was 12 years his senior, supported his education and played an important role in the struggle for independence), Fatmawati (whose five children with Sukarno include former president Megawati), Hartini, Kartini Manoppo, Naoko Nemoto (Ratna Sari Dewi), Haryati, and Yurike Sanger.

Some wives he divorced, other wives remained married to him until his death on June 21, 1970 at the age of 69. Percintaan Bung Karno dengan Anak SMA...