People's Democratic Front (Indonesia)

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People's Democratic Front
Front Demokrasi Rakjat
Leader Amir Sjarifuddin
FoundationFebruary 1948
DissolvedDecember 1948
Merger of
CountryIndonesia
Allegiance Soviet Republic of Indonesia
  • Government of the National Front of the Region of Madiun
Headquarters Surakarta (February ‒ September 1948)
Madiun (September ‒ December 1948)
Ideology
Political position Far-left
Opponents
Battles and wars Madiun Affair
Preceded by
Sajap Kiri

People's Democratic Front (Indonesian : Front Demokrasi Rakjat, FDR) was a short-lived united front of leftists in Indonesia, founded in February 1948. [1] [2] FDR included the Communist Party of Indonesia, the Socialist Party, Labour Party of Indonesia, SOBSI and Pesindo. [3] [4] The leader of FDR was Amir Sjarifuddin. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Törnquist, Olle. Dilemmas of Third World Communism: The Destruction of the PKI in Indonesia . London: Zed Books, 1984. p. 274
  2. ↑ Kahin, Audrey. Regional Dynamics of the Indonesian Revolution: Unity from Diversity . Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1985. p. 16
  3. ↑ Sastroamidjojo, Ali, and C. L. M. Penders. Milestones on My Journey . St. Lucia: Queensland U.P., 1979. p. 153
  4. ↑ Sundhaussen, Ulf. The Road to Power: Indonesian Military Politics, 1945-1967 . Kuala Lumpur u.a: Oxford Univ. Pr, 1982. p. 39
  5. ↑ Masatoshi, Kisaichi. Popular Movements and Democratization in the Islamic World . London: Routledge, 2006. p. 110
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