Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar

Maharani Wisma Susana Siregar (born 5 June 1925) was the fifth wife of Sukarno, the first President of Indonesia, from 1958 until 1962.

Early life Siregar was born on 5 June 1925 in Liverpool, England, the daughter of Nuriah Sabiah Nasution and Hasan Basari Siregar, a civil servant. She took ballet and voice, and studied in the Soviet Union. When Sukarno married Naoko Nemoto in 1962, Siregar divorced him. She later remarried Harahap and gave birth to another daughter, Meli.

Indonesian independence movement In opposition to Dutch colonialism, she tore up the Dutch flag and replaced it with an Indonesian flag, which earned her an award. After that she maintained a low profile life.

In an interview in 2010, Siregar stated that she felt sad seeing the poor condition of the Indonesian people, which motivated her to adopt a simple life. She gave Sukarno's inheritance to her own children and orphan children, and wished to be buried next to him when she died.