Sutan Sjahrir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Prime Minister of Indonesia
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Place of Birth: Padang Panjang, Sumatra, Indonesia
About Sutan Sjahrir
- Sutan Sjahrir (5 March 1909 – 9 April 1966) was an Indonesian revolutionary independence leader and prime minister, described as an idealistic Indonesian intellectual.
- He became the first prime minister of Indonesia in 1945, after a career as a key Indonesian nationalist organizer in the 1930s and 1940s.
- From there, Sutan worked hard as Prime Minister to ensure Indonesia was living up to its name.
- He was considered an idealist and an intellectual who despite his political interest, put his country first before his own needs.
- Unlike some of his colleagues, he did not support the Japanese and worked to gain independence for Indonesia. Sjahrir was a close associate of the older statesman Mohammad Hatta, a key leader of the Indonesian revolution and leader of the Indonesian underground resistance during the Japanese occupation.
- Sutan Sjahrir was imprisoned by Sukarno, and then released by Sukarno in 1965 so he could seek medical treatment.
- Sjahrir went to Zurich Switzerland where he then died after a stroke at age 56.
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