10 February 1958

Indonesian Govt Was Asked to Dismiss its PM

VIVAnews – 51 years ago today, on 10 February 1958, Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Husein, chairperson of Dewan Banteng (the Bull Council), issued a five-day ultimatum to the Indonesian government to dismiss Prime Minister Djuanda Kartawidjaja.

Starting from early 1950s, regionalism became prominent in Indonesia as more powers, and consequently more money, were taken away from the local elites by the central government.

In January 1958, a number of local leaders, both military and civilian, all of whom were dissatisfied with the central government held a conference in Sungai Dareh, West Sumatra.

The meeting was attended by Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Husein, chairperson of Dewan Banteng, Colonel Maludin Simbon, a military commander in North Sumatra and chairperson of Dewan Gajah (the Elephant Council), several other military and government officials, and several Masyumi’s key leaders including Mohammad Natsir, Burhanuddin Harahap, and Sjafruddin Prawiranegara. 

The meeting resulted in several agreements, including an option to form a new government should the central government failed to satisfy their demands.

On 10 February 1958, during a mass gathering in Padang, West Sumatra, Lt. Col. Ahmad Husein issued a five-day ultimatum to the Indonesian government to dismiss Prime Minister Djuanda. Husein also demanded President Soekarno, who was then out of the country, to form a new cabinet under Mohammad Hatta and Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX.

The Indonesian government naturally rejected the ultimatum. Instead, on 12 February 1958, General A. H. Nasution, then commander of Indonesian armed forces, dismissed Husein and other military commanders involved in the rebellion, and ordered Colonel Ahmad Yani to suppress the rebellion.

On 15 february 1958, exactly five days after the Indonesian government failed to comply with the ultimatum, Husein proclaimed the establishment of the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI). The rebels appointed Sjafruddin Prawiranegara as the prime minister of the new government.

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PRRI did not survive long, however. Due to lack of public support and preparation, its leaders gradually surrendered to the government. Mohammad Natsir was the last to surrender. He came out of the forest on 25 September 1961 accompanied by the last six of his followers.

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