JAKARTA - President Soekarno's popularity is second to none. Even though he had died, his greatness echoed throughout the country. The impact is everywhere. Everything that has been used by Big Brother has become a collector's item. It is said that Bung Karno's relics were as expensive as those of Napoleon Bonaparte. Rumors grew. Bung Karno is considered to have a lot of treasures. From gold to diamonds to gems. Mainly the treasure is said to be stored in Swiss banks. Is it really like that?
Bung Karno's death brought deep sorrow to all Indonesian people in 1970. His leadership will be sorely missed. Likewise, his great service brought Indonesia free from the shackles of colonialism. Therefore, Bung Karno's popularity increased even though he had died.
Bung Karno's popularity had an impact on many things. All kinds of Soekarno's relics were hunted by many people. The hunt also gave rise to new rumors. People began to be consumed by rumors that the Proclaimer has a lot of treasure. The values are also estimated to reach Rp. 55 trillion. Among other things, the treasure is in the form of land, houses, gems, and tons of gold. That said, some of them are deposited in Swiss banks.
This phenomenon does not only give rise to treasure hunters. But also people who claim to have data related to how to get treasure. Even those who work as psychics also join in looking at the location of the treasure.
Many people were then interested. They then use the services of paranormal. In fact it was all just a ruse. The result is nil. The victim, who initially wanted to make a profit, ended up stumped. The victims were none other than ordinary people to officials.
“Soekarno, who coincidentally has a date of birth that differs a few days from the eruption of Mount Kelud, is also considered by some as the figure of Ratu Adil. Long after his death, mysterious things about him are still being sought, such as about Soekarno's treasure for the Indonesian people."
“The magical power behind the baton -- rumored to be made of rare wood, and so on. In that era, Soekarno, who had escaped many assassination attempts, was indeed difficult to escape from such mystical views," said The Syaeful Cahyadi in the book Stories of Eternal Sukarno (2020).
A Treasure That Never WasThe narrative of Bung Karno's treasure trove of countless amounts can be ascertained is not true. Bung Karno himself when he was the number one person in Indonesia, his pockets were often thin. He only received 220 US dollars per month.
This amount is clearly not enough to meet the needs of his family. In fact, less. He also equated his financial condition during his time as president was like the struggle in Bandung. The difference was that Bung Karno was helped a lot by his wife, Inggit Garnasih.
Once upon a time, Bung Karno himself had to borrow money from his own aide. Bung Karno was not ashamed to say it. He also calls himself one of the poorest presidents in the world. Instead of having excess savings, you don't even have a house.
"I don't have my own house. No land. No savings. More than once I had no money left for my household expenses. In one country, our Ambassador was forced to buy pajamas for me. The president's sole pajama was torn. The state provides free housing, free electricity consumption, four official cars and three in the garage for state guests and they bought my uniform."
"But I'm the only president in the world who doesn't have a home of his own. Recently my people raised funds to build a building for me, but the next day I forbade it. This goes against my stance. I don't want to take anything from my people. I just wanted to give them,” said Bung Karno as written by Cindy Adams in Bung Karno's book: The Indonesian People's Tongue Connector (1965).
Historian Ong Hok Ham also dismissed the notion of Soekarno's treasure. He took the example of the kingdom that once controlled the land of Java, Islamic Mataram. The kingdom is rumored to have a lot of treasure.
The facts on the ground are just the opposite. The tax system implemented by Islamic Mataram was never perfect. Mataram Islam itself could not pay off its debts to the Dutch trading airline, the VOC. This condition is not much different from the condition of Bung Karno's treasure. If the word treasure existed, then Soekarno could certainly be Indonesia's savior out of the 1960s economic recession.
After all, his position as president will not go down with that many treasures. However, in reality, the treasure really didn't exist. Even if there were, perhaps the only treasure owned by Bung Karno was not gold. Especially gems. That treasure is Indonesian independence.
“The Kingdom of Mataram has also never been able to pay off its debt to the VOC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) and, as such, is the first Asian country to be faced with a large foreign debt burden (VOC). As a result, Mataram could not leave treasure. Moreover, the island of Java has never been known to have gold and diamond mines."
“Never heard in history of such a large diamond adorning the crown of a king and his family like the Koh-i-Noor diamond from India that now adorns the crown of England. Diamonds that have been talked about in the history of Java are at most the size of a thumb. So, I consider the story about treasures in Java a mere fairy tale. Also included in the fairy tale is the story of the revolutionary fund," concluded Ong Hok Ham in the book The Lost Revelation, a Shaking Country (2018).
The treasures of former President Soekarno remain a mystery, until now.
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