Three Heirs to the Revolution

The relationship between Sjahrir and Hatta endured until the end. The cracks in his relationship with Sukarno began when they were in Prapat.

March 10, 2009

THE atmosphere at the Indonesian Youth meeting in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung suddenly reached boiling point. Sukarno was interrupted by Suwarni. The Chairperson of Indonesian Daughters lodged a protest because Sukarno too often mixed Indonesian with Dutch and Sundanese (West Javanese) in his speeches. She was also hot under the collar because of Sukarno’s overly passionate boasting about the Indonesian National Party (PNI)—th

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