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Siti Hartinah

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First Lady

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    (August 23, 1923-April 28, 1996)
    Born in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
    Wife of Suharto
    First lady of Indonesia (March 12, 1967-April 28, 1996)
    Also known as Ibu Tien ('tien' means 'ten' in Dutch)
    Died in Jakarta
    Buried in the Astana Giribangun mausoleum complex at Karananyar Regency

Why she might be annoying:

    Her marriage was an arranged one, meaning that she didn't love her husband in the first place.
    Suharto used her distant connections to the Mangkunegaran royal house to style himself like a Javanese king, even though her title, Raden Ayu, reflected descent from courtiers rather than the royal house itself.
    She mothered quite a gaggle of kids, particularly morally corrupt sons such as Hutomo Mandala Putra AKA Tommy.
    Taman Mini, the theme park she established to showcase Indonesia's cultural diversity, was criticized for its extravagance.
    Superstitious Indonesians believed that she had the 'wahyu' (flaming womb) that enabled her to rally support for her husband, and it disappeared when she died.
    There were rumors that she was accidentally shot by one of her own sons even thogh it was confirmed that she died of a heart attack.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She got sick from dysentery when she was 3.
    She was fluent in Japanese as a result of the Japanese occupation of Indonesia during World War II.
    She eventually came to love her husband deeply.
    She was instrumental in the legal limitations imposed on polygamy in Indonesia, including the ban on polygamy among civil servants.
    She worked with various private social welfare organizations.
    She died a year before they could celebrate their golden anniversary.

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying