Siti Hartinah

Siti Hartinah
Siti Hartinah
	1990s official First Lady Portrait
2nd First Lady of Indonesia
	In role; 12 March 1967 – 28 April 1996
Preceded by	Fatmawati
Succeeded by	Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (acting); Hasri Ainun Habibie
Personal details
Born	23 August 1923; Surakarta, Surakarta Sunanate
Died	28 April 1996 (aged 72); Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Astana Giribangun
Spouse(s)	Suharto (m. 1947)
Children	6, including Tutut, Titiek, and Tommy
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Raden Ayu Siti Hartinah (23 August 1923 – 28 April 1996), also known as Siti Hartinah Soeharto,^[a] was the wife of the second Indonesian president, Suharto and former First Lady of Indonesia from 1967 until 1996. Known as Ibu Tien in Indonesia, she was widely acknowledged to have been politically powerful, and a close confidant and political advisor to Suharto.^[2]

Biography[]

Siti Hartinah was distantly related to the Mangkunegaran Royal household.^[3] Some commentators state that her honorific title of Raden Ayu was reserved only for faithful commoner courtiers or servants (abdi dalem) of the Mangkunegaran court.

She married Suharto on 26 December 1947 in Surakarta using a traditional Javanese ceremony. The Javanese custom was for the bride's family to pay the bulk of the wedding costs. Suharto apparently drove there in a battered De Soto sedan. Suharto stated that the marriage was initially not one of romantic love, but they did eventually grow to love each other devotedly, a type of marriage that was very common for many Javanese of that era.^[3] Three days after their marriage, Siti Hartinah was taken by Suharto to live in his Yogyakarta house at Jalan Merbabu 2.^[3]

Her marriage was initiated by Suharto's foster mother at the time, Ibu (Mrs) Prawirowiharjo, who sought an audience with her mother. Ibu Prawirowiharjo cultivated a close relationship with her mother, a family in Suharto's own words as "well regarded and respected in the city of Solo"^[4]

Siti Hartinah became known in Indonesia as "Madame Tien". Many Javanese saw her as one of the major causes of Suharto's own power.

Siti Hartinah is interred beside her husband in the Astana Giribangun mausoleum complex in Karanganyar Regency, Central Java.^[2]

Family[]

Siti Hartinah and Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld in 1971

Suharto and Siti Hartinah had six children, Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (Tutut), Sigit Harjojudanto (Sigit), Bambang Trihatmodjo (Bambang), Siti Hediati (Titiek), Hutomo Mandala Putra (Tommy) and Siti Hutami Endang Adiningsih (Mamiek), and 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Honours[]

As the First Lady of Indonesia (1967-1996), she has received several civilian and military Star Decorations,^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] namely:

Indonesia:
- Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 2nd Class (Indonesian: Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipradana) (10 March 1973)^[9]
- Guerrilla Star (Indonesian: Bintang Gerilya)
- Star of Culture Parama Dharma (Indonesian: Bintang Budaya Parama Dharma) (17 June 1992)^[10]

Foreign honours[]

Brunei:
- Recipient of the Most Esteemed Family Order of Laila Utama (1988)
Cambodia:
- Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Sowathara (1968)
Malaysia:
- Honorary Recipient of the Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm (1988)
Philippines:
- Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart (1968)
Thailand:
- Dame Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao (1970)
Austria:
- Grand Star (Groß-Stern) of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1973)
Netherlands:
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (1970)
Ethiopian Empire:
- Grand Cordon and Collar of the Order of the Queen of Sheba (1968)
Japan:
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (1968)
Germany:
- Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Kuwait:
- First Class of the Order of Kuwait (1977)
South Korea:
- Recipient of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa (1981)
Egypt:
- Supreme Class of the Order of the Virtues (Nishan al-Kamal) (1977)
France:
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (Ordre national du Mérite)
Romania:
- The First Class of the Orders of Tudor Vladimirescu (1982)
Spain:
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1980)
Syria:
- Member 1st Class of the Order of the Umayyads (1977)
Venezuela:
- Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Liberator (1988)
Jordan:
- Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (1986)
Yugoslavia:
- Yugoslav Star with Sash of the Order of the Yugoslav Star (1975)

External links[]

(in Indonesian) Biography on TokohIndonesia.com
1996 news:Madame Ten was buried

Notes[]

^ The alternative spelling of Suharto is from the Dutch Colonial era spelling.

References[]

Citations[]

^ Berger, Marilyn (January 28, 2008). "Suharto Dies at 86; Indonesian Dictator Brought Order and Bloodshed". New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Budiardjo, Carmel (April 29, 1996)"Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) . hamline.edu
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Elson, 23
^ Elson, 22
^ "HARI PAHLAWAN, Fakta-Fakta Ini Tunjukkan Ibu Tien Soeharto Pahlawan Nasional, Bagaimana Soeharto?".
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^ "Inilah 23 Tanda Kehormatan untuk Bu Tien Soeharto, Termasuk dari 20 Negara Lain".
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^ Daftar WNI yang Menerima Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Republik Indonesia 1959 - sekarang (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^ Daftar Pemilik Bintang Budaya Parama Dharma Tahun 1988 – 2003 (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2020.

General[]

Suharto: A Political Biography. Robert Edward Elson. Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-521-77326-1
Siti Hartinah Soeharto : First Lady of Indonesia. Abdul Gafur. PT. Citra Lamtoro Gung Persada, 1992. ISBN unknown
Who's Who in Indonesia. Mahiddin Mahmud. Gunung Agung, 1990. ISBN unknown

Political offices
Preceded by Fatmawati	First Lady of Indonesia 12 March 1967 – 28 April 1996	Succeeded by Vacant Hasri Ainun Habibie (1998)

[2] The alternative spelling of Suharto is from the Dutch Colonial era spelling.

[1] Berger, Marilyn (January 28, 2008). "Suharto Dies at 86; Indonesian Dictator Brought Order and Bloodshed". New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2008.

[obit-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Budiardjo, Carmel (April 29, 1996)"Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) . hamline.edu

[Elson,_23-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Elson, 23

[5] Elson, 22

[6] "HARI PAHLAWAN, Fakta-Fakta Ini Tunjukkan Ibu Tien Soeharto Pahlawan Nasional, Bagaimana Soeharto?".

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[8] "Inilah 23 Tanda Kehormatan untuk Bu Tien Soeharto, Termasuk dari 20 Negara Lain".

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[10] Daftar WNI yang Menerima Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Republik Indonesia 1959 - sekarang (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2020.

[11] Daftar Pemilik Bintang Budaya Parama Dharma Tahun 1988 – 2003 (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2020.

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Siti Hartinah
1990s official First Lady Portrait

2nd First Lady of Indonesia
In role 12 March 1967 – 28 April 1996
Preceded by	Fatmawati
Succeeded by	Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (acting) Hasri Ainun Habibie

Personal details
Born	(1923-08-23)23 August 1923 Surakarta, Surakarta Sunanate
Died	28 April 1996(1996-04-28) (aged 72) Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Astana Giribangun
Spouse(s)	Suharto (m. 1947)
Children	6, including Tutut,^[1] Titiek, and Tommy
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