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Djuanda Cabinet
The Djuanda Cabinet, or "Working Cabinet" ( id, Kabinet Karya) was an Indonesian cabinet that served from 9 April 1957 until 5 July 1959, when it was dissolved by a decree from President Sukarno. Background On 14 March 1957, the Second Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet collapsed as a result of pressure from regional rebellions, splits between the parties comprising it and attacks on the political system, which led to the resignations of members. President Sukarno had expressed his desire for a ''gotong royong'' (mutual assistance) cabinet, in which the four major parties, including the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) would work together in the national interest. However, following vociferous opposition from the other parties and the Army, Sukarno was forced to back down. On 15 March, he asked Indonesian National Party chairman Suwirjo to form a cabinet, but he failed, with the result that Sukarno himself called a meeting on 14 April of party leaders and military officers, at which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia is a presidential republic with an elected legislature. It has 38 provinces, of which nine have special status. The country's capital, Jakarta, is the world's second-most populous urban area. Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesian Islamic Union Party
Indonesian Islamic Union Party ( id, Partai Sarekat Islam Indonesia) was an Islamic political party in Indonesia before and after independence. In 1973 it was merged into the United Development Party. The pre-independence party Establishment and aims The Sarekat Islam (Islamic Association) was a pre-war political organization in the then-Dutch East Indies. Following a split brought about by the increasing influence of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), at the organization's 1923 conference, Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto and Agus Salim set up the Islamic Union Party ( id, Partai Sarekat Islam - PSI) to rid the organization of the PKI. The PSII supported Sukarno's efforts to unite Indonesian political organizations following the establishment of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) in 1927. The PSI changed its name to the Indonesian Islamic Union Party (PSII) in 1929. At the 1930 party congress held in Yogyakarta, the party outlined its six key principles, namely: * Unity of the Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transmigration Program
The transmigration program ( id, , from Dutch, ''transmigratie'') was an initiative of the Dutch colonial government and later continued by the Indonesian government to move landless people from densely populated areas of Indonesia to less populous areas of the country. This involved moving people permanently from the island of Java, but also to a lesser extent from Bali and Madura to less densely populated areas including Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua. The program is currently coordinated by Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration. The stated purpose of this program was to reduce the considerable poverty and overpopulation on Java, to provide opportunities for hard-working poor people, and to provide a workforce to utilize better the natural resources of the outer islands. The program, however, has been controversial as fears from native populations of " Javanization" and "Islamization" have strengthened separatist m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachmat Muljomiseno
Rachmat Muljomiseno (9 June 1919 – 1980s), also known by his alias Tjuk, was an Indonesian politician who served as a member of the People's Representative Council from 1971 until 1982. Previously, he served as Ministry of Trade (Indonesia), Minister of Trade from 1958 until 1959, Director of Bank Negara Indonesia (a state-owned bank) from 1957 until 1958, and was a military officer who fought in the Indonesian National Revolution attaining the rank of major. Early life and education (1919-1940) Rachmat Muljomiseno was born in Kandangan, Temanggung Regency, Temanggung, on 9 June 1919. He studied at Alagemene Middelsbare School (AMS) part B in Yogyakarta (now SMAN 3 Yogyakarta). As a young man, he was able to read and write. At that time, only about 10 percent of Indonesians could read and write, despite only about 10 percent of Indonesians could read or write. He also had a high school diploma, something few Indonesians had. World War II (1940-1945) Royal Netherlands Indie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muljadi Djojomartono
Muljadi Djojomartono ( EYD: Mulyadi Joyomartono; 3 May 189823 October 1967) was an Indonesian politician and military officer who served as Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare between 1960–1966 and Minister of Social Affairs between 1957 and 1962 and briefly in 1966. Affiliated with the Islamic organization Muhammadiyah, he had originated in Surakarta and served as a battalion commander in the Defenders of the Homeland organization, which resulted in his participation during the Indonesian National Revolution as an officer in his hometown. He was appointed as a minister by Sukarno despite protestations from his political party and Muhammadiyah, which opposed Muljadi's accommodation of Sukarno's actions. Early life Muljadi was born in Surakarta on 3 May 1898 and received education in Islamic institutions. Career Pre-independence For a time, he worked as an employee of the postal service. Muljadi helped with the 1934 founding of a radio station in Surakarta, the SRI ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Lumbantobing
Ferdinand Lumban Tobing (19 February 1899 – 7 October 1962) was Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia, Minister for Communications and Information of the Republic of Indonesia, Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, and Governor of North Sumatra, who is now regarded as a National Hero of Indonesia National Hero of Indonesia ( id, Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia. It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds which can b .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lumbantobing, Ferdinand 1899 births 1962 deaths Indonesian Christians National Heroes of Indonesia People of Batak descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chairul Saleh
Chairul Saleh Dt Paduko Rajo (September 13, 1916 – February 8, 1967) was born in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra. He was an Indonesian government minister and vice prime minister during the Sukarno presidency. He was a close confidant of Sukarno, whom he had helped persuade to declare Indonesian independence in 1945. He lived in the Netherlands from 1952–1953, but returned to Indonesia after being expelled. He joined Sukarno’s circle of advisers in 1955.Ricklefs (1982) p264 One week before the abortive coup on 30 September 1965, Saleh went to China with a delegation of 45 to celebrate China's national day on 1 October.Hughes, John (2002), ''The End of Sukarno – A Coup that Misfired: A Purge that Ran Wild'', Archipelago Press, p. 20, He is buried in Karet Bivak Cemetery, Central Jakarta Central Jakarta ( id, Jakarta Pusat) is one of the five administrative cities () which form the Special Capital Region of Jakarta. It had 902,973 inhabitants according to the 2010 censusB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunarjo
Soenario Sastrowardoyo (Indonesian Spelling System, EYD: Sunario Sastrowardoyo; 28 August 1902 – 18 May 1997), more commonly known simply as Soenario, was an Indonesian politician, and diplomat, who served as the 7th Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia), Foreign Minister of Indonesia, from 1953 until 1955, during the First Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet, First Ali Sastroamidjojo cabinet, under Prime Minister of Indonesia, Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo. He was one of Indonesia's leading figures during the Indonesian National Awakening, Indonesian independence movement and served as an administrator for the ''Perhimpoenan Indonesia'' association in the Netherlands. He was born in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia, on 28 August 1902. He started his education at the ''Frobelschool'', before continuing to ''Europeesche Lagere School'' (ELS) and later to the ''Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs'' (MULO). He then continued to the ''Rechtshoogeschool'' in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Of Supporters Of Indonesian Independence
The League of Supporters of Indonesian Independence ( id, Ikatan Pendukung Kemerdekaan Indonesia, IPKI) was a political party in Indonesia established by former Army head General Abdul Haris Nasution as a vehicle for the Indonesian Army to enter the realm of politics. It was influential in persuading President Sukarno to introduce Guided Democracy in Indonesia and return to the Constitution of Indonesia, 1945 Constitution. Establishment Two years after his dismissal as Army Chief of Staff following the show of force known as the 17 October 1952 incident, General Abdul Haris Nasution established IPKI as an "army front organization"Feith (2007) p405 along with other military figures such as Gatot Soebroto and Azis Saleh, and with the support of the Yogyakarta sultanate. The party proposed a return to the spirit of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, Proclamation of Independence and the Constitution of Indonesia, 1945 Constitution as the way out of the political and economic p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Azis Saleh
Dr. Abdul Azis Saleh (20 September 1914 – 3 April 2001), a specialist in anthropology and education, was a leader of Indonesian Scouting and served as a member of the World Scout Committee and President of the World Organization of the Scout Movement Asia-Pacific Region. He became involved in the creation of the Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia in 1961 and was a member of the "Group of 5" mandated by President Sukarno, who took the opportunity of the absence of the Minister of Education to build a non- communist youth association.Hindley, Donald. The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1963'. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964. p. 199 In 1970, he became Gerakan Pramuka Secretary General. In 1978, he was awarded the 129th ''Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the WOSM, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. He was also successively Minister of Health (1957–1959), Minister of Agriculture and then Minister of Industry The indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murba Party
Murba Party ( id, Partai Murba, Partai Musyawarah Rakyat Banyak, Proletarian Party) was a 'national communist' political party in Indonesia.Feith, Herbert. The Wilopo Cabinet, 1952–1953: A Turning Point in Post-Revolutionary Indonesia'. Ithaca, N.Y.: Modern Indonesia Project, Southeast Asia Program, Dept. of Far Eastern Studies, Cornell University, 1958. p. 52 Crouch, Harold A. The Army and Politics in Indonesia. Politics and international relations of Southeast Asia'. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1978. pp. 64–66 The party was founded by Tan Malaka, Chairul Saleh, Sukarni and Adam Malik in 1948. The history of the party was largely intertwined with that of the powerful Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI). Initially relations between PKI and the Murba Party were fluid, but gradually the two parties developed into each other's arch-enemies.Mortimer, Rex. Indonesian Communism Under Sukarno: Ideology and Politics, 1959–1965'. Jakarta: Equinox Pub, 2006. p. 376 The Murba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prijono
Prijono (20 July 1907 – 6 March 1969Vickers, Adrian. A History of Modern Indonesia'. Cambridge .a. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2007. pp. 146-147) was an Indonesian politician and academic. Prijono was a leading figure of the Murba Party and the Indonesian Peace Committee. Prijono served as Minister of Education and Culture between 1957 and 1966. He was one of the intellectual ideologues who surrounded President Sukarno. In December 1954 he was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize.Australian Institute of International Affairs. The Australian Outlook', Volume 12-13. ydney Australian Institute of International Affairs, 1958. p. 265 Academic Prijono studied in Paris and obtained a Ph.D. at the Leiden University (studying medieval Javanese texts). In 1954 Prijono presented a proposal for a new orthography for Indonesian. Prijono suggested that letter combinations such as 'nj' and 'ng' be substituted with IPA characters. A similar orthography, 'Ejaan Kongres', was in use in Malaya. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
