The Big Bung and the Beloved Minister
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
THE invitation to dine at the Palace was the last event on the agenda of the cabinet meeting. The meeting, held in mid-December 1950, signaled a split in the close relationship between President Sukarno and Prime Minister Mohammad Natsir. Speaking to people close to him, Sukarno said: “My standing as President is nothing more than a rubber stamp.”
President Sukarno was indeed furious. Twelve ministers, after all, had “rejected” his plan
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