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Yurike Sanger, the wife of President Soekarno, took her last breath on September 17, 2025, in the United States. The woman born in Poso was the seventh wife of the first President of Indonesia. Yurike married Soekarno between 1964 and 1968.
Behind her status as the partner of the number one person at that time, Yurike's portrait holds a more personal story. Her warm smile, elegant style, and simple moments with her children make her figure feel very close.
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President Soekarno first met Yurike Sanger in 1963. At that time, Yurike, who was still a student, was one of the members of the Barisan Bhinneka Tunggal Ika at a state event.
The book 'The Love Story of Bung Karno and a High School Girl: The Biography of President Soekarno and Yurike Singer' by Kadjat Adra'i (Bamboo Community, 2012) mentions that Yurike was the eighth wife of the Proclaimer of the Republic of Indonesia. However, several sources on the internet refer to her as the seventh wife of Bung Karno.
After four years of marriage, Yurike Sanger and Soekarno decided to divorce amicably in 1968. This divorce occurred amid the escalating political situation in Indonesia following the G30S PKI incident.
Yurike Sanger was one of Bung Karno's wives who remained out of the spotlight. Nevertheless, Yurike's name is still recorded in the history of the extended family of the First President of the Republic of Indonesia as part of the long journey of his personal life.
After divorcing Soekarno, Yurike Sanger found a new love and married for the second time. She then decided to live in the United States with her family.
From her marriage to Bung Karno, Yurike was known not to have any children. Yurike only had children from her second marriage to a man named Subekti. In total, Yurike has four children with Subekti.
Yurike Sanger passed away at the age of 80 on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, around 8:00 PM local time in a hospital in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, United States. She had previously been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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