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The book "Dibawah Bendera Revolusi" or "Under the Banner of Revolution" by the first President of the Republic of Indonesia, the Great Leader of the Indonesian Revolution, Sukarno. This book is a collection of Sukarno's writings before Indonesian independence which contain his thoughts on how to achieve Indonesian independence.
There are many topics in these writings, especially politics and history. As you can see in the first photo, this is the third printing of the first volume. This book was published in 1964 so this book is 61 years old as of the time of this post, lovely. This is a rare book you know.
This book actually belonged to my late grandfather. My grandfather's grandfather or my great-great-grandfather bought this book when they were walking in a flea market, either in the late 1960s or early 1970s. My grandfather himself told me this.
This book has lost its cover because it was submerged in water during the flood in my city in 2014. My grandfather found this book at that time and told my mother to clean it slowly and keep it. Thankfully, all the pages of the book are still there and now my mother and I still keep them.
My grandfather was not a Sukarnoist but we are a family that loves books, especially my grandfather, my mother and myself. That's why he kept this book until he told my mother to keep it. My grandfather even got annoyed with me because I liked Sukarno too much hehe.
Haha, yeah that's how it was back then, still too young to know about politics. I'm not a Sukarnoist, I also don't accept all of Sukarno's thoughts and his policies during his presidency, mainly in the 1960s. Nevertheless, he was a great person, the first president of my country, and I will always respect him.
Taken on Wednesday, 26 November, 2025 from 16:39 to 16:47 with Samsung Galaxy A05s.
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