Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung

Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung
Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung
	Roeslan Abdulgani
6th Indonesian Ambassador to Austria
	In office; 1970–1974
Preceded by	Laili Roesad
Succeeded by	Abdullah Kamil
Personal details
Born	21 July 1921; Gianyar, Bali, Dutch East Indies
Died	22 April 1999 (aged 77); Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia
Citizenship	Indonesian
Political party	Independent
Children	Anak Agung Gde Agung
Parent	Raja Anak Gunung Ngurah Agung (father);
Profession	Politician; diplomat;

Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung

Gianyar, Bali, and served as the prime minister of the State of East Indonesia from 1947 to 1949, and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Indonesia from 1955 until 1956.^[2]

Born in

Gianyar.^[2] He obtained a doctorate at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the field of history. He served as the prime minister of the State of East Indonesia from 1947 to 1949. Following the independence of Indonesia, he served as Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the era of President Sukarno's administration. In addition, he has also served as the Indonesian Ambassador to Belgium, Portugal, France, and Austria

.

Based on Presidential Decree No. 066/TK/2007, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bestowed the title of National Hero to several national figures including Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung for his services in the struggle for Indonesian Independence, specifically for establishing and being the main driver of the Federal Consultative Assembly (PMF) in 1948, the association of federal states and territories in Indonesia aimed at gathering political power to overcome various Dutch-Indonesian negotiations.^[3]

Biography

Early life and education

Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung was born in

Algemeene Middelbare School, the equivalent of high school. After that, he studied law at the Rechtshogeschool (The predecessor of the law faculty of the University of Indonesia), in Batavia (now Jakarta), and obtained a Doctorate of History in the Netherlands.^[4]^[5]

On 23 August 1943, a year after the Japanese invaded, Anak Agung became the Raja of Gianyar, a month after he celebrated his twenty-second birthday, making him only 22 years old. This was after his father was suspected and detained by the Japanese Ministry for treason.^[6]

Political career

Anak Agung's role in politics began in the State of East Indonesia (NIT). He served as prime minister from December 1947 until December 1949. He also served as the premier for Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati, a key figure in the East Indonesian government based in Sulawesi.^[7] In this role, he played a decisive part in the Round Table Conference that finally led to Dutch recognition of Indonesia's independence.^[8]

Following the transfer of sovereignty on December 27, 1949, Agung served as a member of the short-lived

Republic of Indonesia. Following the abolition of the federal system in 1950, he served as the Indonesian ambassador to Belgium, followed by successive appointments as ambassador to Luxembourg, Portugal, France , and Austria.^[7] During the Sukarno presidency, Agung served as Indonesia's foreign minister between 1955 and 1956 and was a participant in the West New Guinea dispute. Later, he was imprisoned by the Sukarno regime between 1962 and 1966 but was never brought to trial.^[8]

Following the

policy of confrontation against Malaysia.^[8]

Death and legacy

Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung died in Gianyar, Bali, indonesia, on April 22, 1999. Based on Presidential Decree No. 066/TK/2007, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bestowed the title of National Hero to several national figures, including Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung for his services in the struggle for Indonesian Independence,^[5]^[9] specifically for his services in 1948 in establishing and being the main driver of the Federal Consultative Assembly (PMF), the association of federal states and territories in Indonesia aimed at gathering political power to overcome various Dutch-Indonesian negotiations.^[3] He was also given the Bintang Mahaputra Adipradana award by the Indonesian government.

Writings

List of writings

The following is a list of writings by Anak Agung.

List of writings
Title	Year of Publication	Publisher	Pages
Dua Puluh Tahun Politik Luar Negeri Indonesia 1945-1965 Twenty Years Indonesian Foreign Policy 1945-1965	1973	Mouton	640
Kenangan masa lampau zaman kolonial Hindia Belanda dan zaman pendudukan Jepang di Bali Memories of the past during the Dutch East Indies colonial era and the Japanese occupation in Bali	1993	Obor Indonesia	236
Persetujuan Linggajati prolog & epilog Linggajati agreement prologue & epilogue	1995	Pustaka Nusatama	444
Renville – Terjemahan Renville – Translation	1991	Sinar Harapan	407
Pernyataan Rum-van Roijen Rum-van Roijen statement	1995	University of Michigan	124
Dari Terbentuknya Negara Indonesia Timur Menuju Berdirinya Negara Indonesia Serikat From the Formation of the State of East Indonesia Towards the Establishment of the United States of Indonesia	1996	Obor Indonesia	906
Source: ^[5]

References

Citations

^ Agung 1995, p. 899.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ajisaka 2008, p. 275.
^ ^a ^b Agung 1995, p. 391–395.
^ Clancy 1992, p. 18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung: Masa Muda, Kiprah, dan Peran Halaman all
^ Agung 1993, p. 182.
^ ^a ^b Westerling 1952, p. 167.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Agung 1973, p. 11.
^ Vickers 2007.

Bibliography

Ajisaka, Arya (2008). Mengenal Pahlawan Indonesia (ed. Revisi) (in Indonesian). Kawan Pustaka.
ISBN 978-979-757-278-5
.

Agung, Ide Anak Agung Gde (1995). Persetujuan Linggajati: prolog & epilog (in Indonesian). Yayasan Pustaka Nusatama bekerja sama dengan Sebelas Maret University Press.
ISBN 978-979-8628-22-1
.

Clancy, Gregory Bruce (1992). A Dictionary of Indonesian History Since 1900. Sydney, Australia: Sunda Publications.
ISBN 9780646107547
.

Agung, Ide Anak Agung Gde (1973). Twenty years Indonesian foreign policy 1945-1965. The Hague: Mouton.
Agung, Ide Anak Agung Gde (1996) [1995]. From the Formation of the State of East Indonesia Towards the Establishment of the United States of Indonesia. Translated by Owens, Linda. Yayasan Obor.
ISBN 979-461-216-2
.

Westerling, Raymond Paul Pierre (1952). Mes aventures en Indonesie [Challenge to Terror] (in French). Translated by Root, Waverley. London: W. Kimber.

Vickers, Adrian (14 November 2007). "The Ide Anak Agung Agung Gde Agung controversy". Indonesia Blog. University of Sydney. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
Agung, Ide Anak Agung Gde (1993). Kenangan masa lampau: zaman kolonial Hindia Belanda dan zaman pendudukan Jepang di Bali (in Indonesian). Yayasan Obor Indonesia.
ISBN 978-979-461-156-2
.

Media, Kompas Cyber (2021-07-04). "Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung: Masa Muda, Kiprah, dan Peran Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-10-14.