Who is Lolo Soetoro?

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. Soetoro Martodihardjo, who went by the Javanese nickname, “Lolo” Soetoro, was born on January 2, 1935, in Bandoeng, West Java, Indonesia.  Lolo Soetoro started his career as a geologist under Indonesian Army Topographic Service. 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. Barack Obama was registered as Barry Soetoro, an Indonesian citizen, at the Santo Fransiskus Assisis School in Jakarta, which led many to believe that Lolo Soetoro had officially adopted him. After Obama decided to run for the presidency in 2007, conservatives used this information to question if he had ever officially changed back his citizenship to become a US national. 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.

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