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Sutan Sjahrir

1909–1966 · 20th century

Sutan Sjahrir was an Indonesian nationalist and socialist leader from West Sumatra. Exiled by the Dutch to Boven-Digoel and Banda Neira in the 1930s, he refused to collaborate with the Japanese during the occupation. As the first prime minister of the Republic of Indonesia, from 1945 to 1947, he led negotiations with the Netherlands, including the Linggadjati Agreement. Later imprisoned under Sukarno, he died in Zürich.

Sutan Sjahrir
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sutan Sjahrir. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sutan-sjahrir
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