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President Soekarno benoemt zichzelf tot formateur: streven naar vorming van extraparlementair kabinet

President Sukarno appoints himself formateur: striving for extra-parliamentary cabinet

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Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (5 Apr 1957, p.1): Sukarno appoints himself formateur of an extra-parliamentary emergency cabinet at a Negara Palace meeting of 75 invited prominent figures (69 present). Six invitees were absent, including Mrs Pudjobuntoro and Mrs S.K. Trimurti. Nasution, the service chiefs, police chief and attorney general attended.

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (5 Apr 1957, hlm. 1): Sukarno menunjuk dirinya formatur kabinet darurat ekstra-parlementer dalam pertemuan di Istana Negara dengan 75 tokoh yang diundang (69 hadir). Enam undangan tidak hadir, termasuk Ibu Pudjobuntoro dan Ibu S.K. Trimurti. Nasution, kepala staf angkatan, kepala polisi dan jaksa agung hadir.

“Six invitees were absent, among them Mrs Pudjobuntoro and Mrs S.K. Trimurti (p. 1).”

People

SukarnoS.K. TrimurtiSupeni PudjobuntoroSukiman WirjosandjojoSjamsuddinS. MangunsarkoroFrans SedaMohammad HattaA.H. NasutionSubiaktoSuryadarmaSoekantoSuprapto

Places

Jakarta

Topics

elections and parliamentbiographywomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

cabinet politics

Details

Date
1957-04-05
Creator
Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
Publication
Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra (1957-04-05) - President Soekarno benoemt zichzelf tot formateur Streven naar vorming [Delpher ddd-010475735-a0001].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.873) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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