Politics · Indonesia · 11 hrs ago
Subandrio held several senior posts under Sukarno
Subandrio was a senior Indonesian diplomat during Sukarno’s Old Order era.
He held three major posts at once: foreign minister, first deputy prime minister and chief of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Subandrio said Sukarno’s appointments gave him a dedicated office.
He told journalist Djono W. Oesman that he moved into the Vice-Presidential Palace after Vice President Mohammad Hatta resigned in late 1956.
He often started his workday there before going to his other duties.
The palace was in Central Jakarta, while the Foreign Affairs Department was based at the Pancasila Building.
His account offers a glimpse of how much responsibility Sukarno placed in one official, though the story gives no further details about the effects of that arrangement.
Subandrio served simultaneously as Foreign Minister, First Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency under Sukarno.
The appointments reflected Sukarno’s trust in the diplomat, who was born in Malang, East Java.
Subandrio said the multiple roles entitled him to a dedicated office.
He told journalist Djono W. Oesman that he moved into the office after Mohammad Hatta resigned as vice president in late 1956.
- Who
- Subandrio, a diplomat born in Malang, East Java.
- What
- He held the posts of Foreign Minister, First Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency at the same time.
- When
- During the Old Order era; he said he moved into his office after late 1956.
- Where
- Indonesia; he often began work at the Vice-Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.
- Why
- Sukarno trusted him and appointed him to multiple posts.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
He always arrived early in the morning from the vice president’s office
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- Concurrent posts
- Foreign Minister, First Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency
- Birthplace
- Malang, East Java
- Office location
- Vice-Presidential Palace, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta
- Previous vice president
- Mohammad Hatta
- Reported move
- After Hatta resigned in late 1956
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