The third Sjahrir Cabinet ( id, Kabinet Sjahrir Ketiga) was the fourth

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cabinet. It served from October 1946 to June 1947, when it fell due to disagreements related to implementation of the

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and subsequent negotiations with the Dutch.

Background

Following the kidnapping of Prime Minister

Sutan Sjahrir Sutan Sjahrir (5 March 1909 – 9 April 1966) was an Indonesian politician, and revolutionary independence leader, who served as the first Prime Minister of Indonesia, from 1945 until 1947. Previously, he was a key Indonesian nationalist organiz ...

, those responsible attempted a coup against the

Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of ...

- Hatta government, with the cabinet replaced by a "Supreme Political Council" headed by

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and President Sukarno's military powers transferred to General

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. General Sudarsono, whose troops had carried out the kidnappings, traveled to

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with

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to meet the president, but both were arrested. Sukarno eventually persuaded

to back Sjahrir and support the arrest of the rebels, including Tan Malaka.Kahin (1952) pp. 189-192 In the middle of August 1946, the

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(KNIP) said circumstances now justified the restoration of a parliamentary cabinet. Sjahrir was again appointed to form it, but with less freedom to choose the membership than he had enjoyed with his first two cabinets. After six weeks of negotiation, the new cabinet was announced on 2 October. It included members from a wide range of parties, representation from the Chinese and Arab communities, and a female member. On the same day, Sukarno revoked the state of emergency and issued a decree appointing Sjahrir head of the government. The president officially inaugurated the cabinet on 5 October in

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.Kahin (1952) pp. 193-194Simanjuntak (2003) p42

Composition

Prime Minister

*Prime Minister:

(

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)

Departmental Ministers

*Minister of Foreign Affairs: Sutan Sjahrir *Minister of Home Affairs:

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(

Masyumi Party The Council of Indonesian Muslim Associations ( id, Partai Majelis Syuro Muslimin Indonesia), better known as the Masyumi Party, was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia during the Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia. It was banned in ...

) *Minister of Justice: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo (

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- PNI) *Minister of Finance:

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(Masyumi) *Minister of Welfare: Dr. A. K. Gani (PNI) *Minister of Health: Dr. Darma Setiawan *Minister of Education: Soewandi *Minister of Social Affairs:

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(Perwari/PPI) *Minister of Religious Affairs: K. H. Fathoerrachman (Masyumi) *Minister of Defense:

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(Socialist Party) *Minister of Information:

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(

) *Minister of Transportation:

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*Minister of Works:

Martinus Putuhena Martinus Putuhena (27 May 1901 – 20 September 1982) was an Indonesian engineer and politician. He was the Minister of Public Works under Sutan Sjahrir during the Indonesian National Revolution, and briefly served as the Prime Minister for the ...

(Indonesian Christian Party - Parkindo)

State Ministers (without portfolio)

*State Minister: Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwana IX *State Minister:

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(Masyumi) *State Minister:

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(Youth Congress Board) *State Minister: Dr. Soedarsono (Socialist Party) *State Minister: Tan Po Gwan (Socialist Party) *State Minister: Danudirdja SetiabudiAppointed 27 April 1947 - see Simanjuntak (2003) p.44

Junior Ministers

*Junior Minister of Foreign Affairs:

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*Junior Minister of Home Affairs: Wijono (Indonesian Peasants Front) *Junior Minister of Justice: Hadi *Junior Minister of Finance:

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(PNI) *Junior Minister of Welfare: Joesoef Wibisono (Masyumi) *Junior Minister of Health: Dr. Johannes Leimena (Parkindo) *Junior Minister of Education: Goenarso *Junior Minister of Social Affairs: Abdul Madjid Djojoadiningrat (Socialist Party) *Junior Minister of Defense: Harsono Tjokrominoto (Masyumi) *Junior Minister of Information: A. R. Baswedan *Junior Minister of Transportation: Setiadjid (PBI) *Junior Minister of Public Works:

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(

- PNI)

The end of the cabinet

On 25 March 1947, Indonesia and the

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signed the

. This was a result of pressure on the Dutch from the

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, who planned to withdraw the forces they had had in Indonesia since the end of

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, to come to an agreement with the Indonesians. The agreement recognized ''de facto'' Indonesian sovereignty over

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and

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and called for the establishment of a federal

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.Kahin (1952) p196 However the two sides increasingly disagreed over the agreement and accused each other of violations. Following a Dutch ultimatum on 27 May 1947, which the Indonesian government saw as a threat of war, later clarified by Lieutenant General Governor van Mook, Sjahrir made a series of concessions, including interim Dutch sovereignty and control over foreign policy. Many left wing members of the cabinet, including Amir Sjarifuddin and

condemned these concessions, and one by one the minor parties abandoned Sjahrir. They were subsequently joined by Masyumi. In the face of this opposition, Sjahrir resigned in the early hours of 27 June. Sukarno once again declared a state of emergency and asked the cabinet to remain in office until it was replaced. Kahin (1952) pp. 206-208Simanjuntak (2003) p50

References

* Kahin, George McTurnan (1952) ''Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia'' Cornell University Press, * Ricklefs (1982), ''A History of Modern Indonesia'', Macmillan Southeast Asian reprint, *

Notes

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