<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno" id="mw3w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sukarno">Sukarno</a> takes office as the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Indonesia" id="mw4A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="List of Presidents of Indonesia">first president of Indonesia</a>, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day.