Complex sentence: Suharto denied Sukarno's request to be buried in Istana Batu Tulis in Bogor; instead, Sukarno was buried in Blitar, his birthplace and family home.
Split into simpler sentences: Suharto denied Sukarno's request to be buried in Istana Batu Tulis in Bogor. Instead, Sukarno was buried in Blitar, his birthplace and family home.