Wilopo Cabinet

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Wilopo Cabinet
Kabinet Wilopo
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14th Cabinet of Indonesia
1952–1953
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Date formed3 April 1952 (1952-04-03)
Date dissolved30 July 1953 (1953-07-30)
People and organisations
Head of state Sukarno
Head of government Wilopo
No. of ministers17 ministers
Member party  PNI
  Masyumi
  PSII
  Catholic Party
  PIR
  Labour
  Parkindo
  Independent
Opposition party  BTI
History
Predecessor Sukiman-Suwirjo Cabinet
Successor Ali Sastroamidjodo I Cabinet

The Wilopo Cabinet [1] (Indonesian : Kabinet Wilopo), also known as the Wilopo-Prawoto Cabinet (Indonesian : Kabinet Wilopo-Prawoto), was an Indonesian cabinet that served from 3 April 1952 until 30 July 1953.

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Composition

Cabinet Leadership

Cabinet Members

Tenure

17 October affair

The Wilopo Cabinet's proposals to reorganize the army to conserve budgets were unpopular with the army. The Army's high command came into dispute with the parliament in what it saw as excessive civilian meddling within military affairs. After a dismissal of a pro-government officer in July 1952, the parliament began demanding a significant restructuring of armed forces leadership, and after three months tensions culminated in thousands of demonstrators mobilized by the army in Jakarta. President Sukarno managed to temper the demonstrators and assure the army officers, but refused to concede to any demands. Soon after the incident, a significant proportion of the army's high command was replaced.

Tanjung Morawa affair

On 16 March 1953, a clash between peasant squatters and the police occurred in Tanjung Morawa, North Sumatra. The incident, known as the Tanjung Morawa affair, stemmed from a land dispute between the squatters and foreign plantation owners, resulted in the deaths of five peasants and the downfall of the cabinet.

Changes

References

Bibliography

  1. Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 85 of 1952 dated 1 April 1952.