The End of the Fugitive Years of the Man with Nine Names
After a decade as a fugitive, Sumitro agreed to return home and help the New Order government. An intelligence operation was needed to bring him back.
M. Faiz Zaki
June 1, 2026
“One day we will meet again.”
THAT sentence marked both the beginning and the end of Sumitro Djojohadikusumo’s years in exile abroad. During his journey from Bangkok to Jakarta in 1967, Sumitro recalled the words he had spoken before his students on May 10, 1957. The remark came only moments before the former Finance Minister, who served from 1952 to 1956, joined the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI)
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