Sjafruddin Prawiranegara Sjafruddin Prawiranegara ( EYD: Syafruddin Prawiranegara; 28 February 191115 February 1989) was an Indonesian statesman and economist. He served as the head of government in the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia, as Minister of F ...

's Emergency Cabinet ( id, Kabinet Darurat) was the government of the

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(PDRI), effectively Indonesia's government-in-exile, established in

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following the second Dutch military aggression when the republican capital of

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was seized and most of the cabinet allowed itself to be captured in the hope of attracting sympathy from the outside world.Ricklefs (1982) p218

Initial Composition

On 19 December 1948 a meeting was held in Bukittinggi. Among those present were Sjarifuddin, Mr.

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(central government commissioner for Sumatra), Col. Hidayat (commander of the Sumatra Command) and other civilian and military officials.Simanjuntak (2003) p74 *Chairman, concurrently Minister of Defense, Information and Foreign Affairs ''ad interim'':

*Deputy Chairman, concurrently Home Affairs, Education & Culture and Religious Affairs ''ad interim'':

*Minister of Security, concurrently Minister of Social Affairs, Development and Labor: S. M. Rasjid *Minister of Finance, concurrently Minister of Justice:

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*Minister of Public Works, concurrently Minister of Health: Mananti Sitompul *Minister of Communications, concurrently Minister of Welfare: Indratjahja *Secretary of the PDRI: Mardjono Danoebroto

Reshuffle

Three key positions were held by officials not present in Bukitinggi: General Sudirman, who was leading the guerrilla war in Java, Foreign Minister A. A. Maramis, who was in India, and Colonel

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, territorial commander of Java. On 14 March 1949, the chairman sent a telegram to the leaders in

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proposing the inclusion of ministers still active in Java. After discussions via radiogram, the cabinet was reshuffled and the new lineup announced on 31 March 1949.Simanjuntak (2003) p76 *Chairman, concurrently Minister of Defense and Information:

*Deputy Chairman, concurrently Minister of Justice, Development and Youth Affairs: Soesanto Tirtoprodjo *Minister of Foreign Affairs: A. A. Maramis *Minister of Home Affairs, concurrently Minister of Health: Dr.

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*Minister of Finance: Lukman Hakim *Minister of Welfare (including supply of public provisions): Ignatius J. Kasimo *Minister of Religious Affairs:

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*Minister of Education & Culture:

*Minister of Communications: Indratjahja *Minister of Public Works: Mananti Sitompul *Minister of Labor and Social Affairs: S. M. Rasjid

The end of the Emergency Cabinet

Under pressure from

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and the

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as well as the continuing guerilla warfare from the republican forces, the Dutch agreed to a ceasefire. In January 1949, the

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demanded the republican government be released and sovereignty handed over to Indonesia by 1 July 1950. The US backed this up with a threat to withdraw vital postwar reconstruction aid to the Netherlands. On 7 May the Dutch agreed to the release of Sukarno and Hatta, who would order a ceasefire once they returned to Yogyakarta. On 6 July Sukarno, Hatta and republican leaders arrived back in Yogyakarta, followed by the PDRI cabinet. In a meeting on 13 July chaired by Hatta, Sjafruddin reported to Sukarno on the activities of the emergency cabinet. He then returned his mandate to Sukarno, thus dissolving the cabinet.Ricklefs (1982) p219Simanjuntak (2003) p. 81-83

References

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

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