See the events in life of Lolo Soetoro in Chronological Order Once his religious beliefs were questioned, citing the fact that most of his stepfather’s relatives were devout Muslims, his campaign aides formally stated that he “was not raised a Muslim, and is a committed Christian”.In 2006, Obama had mentioned in his second book, ‘The Audacity of Hope’ that he was not raised in a religious household and thus did not develop his religious views until he was an adult. Following a half-hour sparring session with the young boy to teach him how to protect himself, he also gave him lessons about the dangerous world where strong men often take advantage of the weak.During Obama's presidential campaign, rumors made the rounds in the tabloids that Obama, his mother, and his stepfather, all had connections with the CIA. In 1976, the family moved to Yogyakarta and spent half a year with Soetoro's 76-year-old mother.Lolo Soetoro and his wife reportedly started to develop conflicting interests as he became more involved in the Western culture while Dunham became interested in Indonesian culture. On March 11, 1966, while Lolo Soetoro continued to assist Suharto in the identification and rounding up of PKI members for execution, the U.S. embassy in Jakarta sent a airgram A-654 to Washington. His father, Martodihardjo, was an employee of a mining office from Yogyakarta.He was ninth of ten children of his parents. 15 September 2010, for records relating to "Colo Soetoro, also known as Lolo Soetoro Mangunharjo or Mangundikardjo, (EYD: Colo Sutoro)." He was a colonel in the Indonesian army and later worked in government relations at Union Oil Company. Host, Curtis Scoon:"There was talk … Lolo Soetoro was an Indonesian geologist, who is best known as the stepfather of Barack Obama. In September that year, he started to attend the East–West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and completed his M.A. She, Lolo, and little Barry settle in Indonesia. It was mind-numbing work that didn't pay very much …Dunham (2009), pp. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 1967, Dunham moved to Jakarta with her six-year-old son to live with Soetoro.Till 1970, Soetoro worked at Dinas Topografi, a mapmaking survey company that was contracted with the Indonesian army. Lolo Soetoro (EYD: Lolo Sutoro; Javanese: [ˈlɒlɒ suːˈtɒrɒː]; 2 January 1935 – 2 March 1987), also known as Lolo Soetoro Mangunharjo or Mangundikardjo, was an Indonesian who once became the stepfather of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. Please use this number when corresponding so that we can identify it easily. ...and Lolo Soetaro had been internationally executive vice president for Standard Oil. Ann remarries an Indonesian man and settles there.
After returning to Indonesia in 1965, he served as a colonel in the Indonesian armed forces, working for General Suharto, the second President of Indonesia.He met single mother, Ann Dunham, at the East-West Center while both were studying at the University of Hawaii. Citing his registration records at the Santo Fransiskus Assisis School in Jakarta as Barry Soetoro, it was also claimed that Soetoro had adopted him and that he had Indonesian citizenship. The couple later gave birth to a daughter named Maya Kasandra Soetoro on August 15, 1970.One year after his marriage to Dunham, he returned to Indonesia for work, while Dunham and Obama stayed in Dunham’s parents' house in Honolulu so that Dunham could complete her studies. Lolo Soetoro himself was described in a 2007 article in ‘Chicago Tribune’ as “more of a free spirit than a devout Muslim, according to former friends and neighbors”.Lolo Soetoro’s most remarkable achievement is perhaps the impression he left on a young Barack Obama, who had been deeply influenced by his stepfather’s character. Lolo Soetoro Mangunharjo or Mangundikardjo was an Indonesian geologist who is best known as the stepfather of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. One year later, Ann Dunham joined him there with her daughter, after obtaining a scholarship to study anthropology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.Dunham returned with her daughter three years later to live with Soetoro, while Obama decided stay with his grandparents. Obama had previously mentioned in his memoir, ‘Dreams from My Father’, how much of an influence Soetoro had been in his early life. After a couple years of dating, the two got married on March 15, 1965 in Hawaii.Following his marriage to Dunham, he became the stepfather of a three-year-old Barack Obama. in anthropology in December 1974,During their years in Indonesia, Dunham became increasingly interested in the country's culture, while Soetoro became more interested in Western culture,Soetoro married Erna Kustina in 1980 and had two children, son Yusuf Aji Soetoro (born 1981), and daughter Rahayu Nurmaida Soetoro (born 1984).Soetoro died, age 52, on 2 March 1987, of liver failure,At UH, she fell in love with a Javanese candidate for a master's degree in geography named Soetoro Martodihardjo, who went by the Javanese nickname, "Lolo" Soetoro.