People's Democratic Front ( id, Front Demokrasi Rakjat, FDR) was a short-lived united front of leftists in

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, founded in February 1948. FDR included the

Communist Party of Indonesia The Communist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian: ''Partai Komunis Indonesia'', PKI) was a communist party in Indonesia during the mid-20th century. It was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world before its violent disbandment in 1965. ...

, the

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, Labour Party of Indonesia,

SOBSI The ''All-Indonesian Federation of Workers Organisations ( id, Sentral Organisasi Buruh Seluruh Indonesia (SOBSI)) was the largest trade union federation in Indonesia.Glassburner, Bruce. The Economy of Indonesia: Selected Readings'. Jakarta: Equi ...

and Pesindo. The leader of FDR was

Amir Sjarifuddin Amir Sjarifuddin Harahap (EVO: Amir Sjarifoeddin Harahap; 27 April 1907 – 19 December 1948) was an Indonesian politician and journalist who served as the second prime minister of Indonesia from 1947 until 1948. A major leader of the left ...

.Masatoshi, Kisaichi.
Popular Movements and Democratization in the Islamic World
'. London: Routledge, 2006. p. 110

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