d under Islamic Law, polygamy was not a common practice in Indonesia, and in the 1950's and 1960's attracted considerable criticism, particularly from Women's organizations. Many Indonesians feel Sukarno's weakness for woman as one of his deepest flaws. Sukarno differs from other playboys of his day in that he was prepared to marry his conquests, even if he had to divorce them the following day. He may have exceeded the Muslim limit of only four wives at a time, since it is unlikely that even he could keep track of exactly who he was married to.
             Despite the opportunities open to him, young Sukarno along with many of his peers, rejected the offer to share in the toils of Dutch colonialism. Sukarno decided instead to become a leader of the Independent Movement. Along with other likeminded friends he formed the Indonesian Nationalist party (Partai Nasional Indonesia, or PNI) and became its first leader. The party's goal was to achieve independence for Indonesia through popular struggle against the Dutch.
             A skilled public speaker, he quickly drew a mass following for the PNI. However, the Dutch authorities saw in him a potential danger to the prevailing colonial order and in 1929, Sukarno was arrested together with other PNI leaders. In his absence PNI collapsed. He was sentenced to four years in prison, but this sentence was later remitted to two years so that he was released on the last day of 1981. Sukarno resumed his political activity, but he was arrested again in 1933 and exiled, first to the Island of Flores and then to Sumatra, where he stayed until the arrival of the Japanese.
             The outbreak of the Pacific war and the Japanese invasion of Indonesia put an end to Dutch colon
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