Ruslan Abdulgani
Minister for Information | |
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In office 13 November 1963 – 27 August 1964 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Yamin |
Succeeded by | Achmadi |
9th Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
In office 24 March 1956 – 9 April 1957 | |
Preceded by | Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung |
Succeeded by | Subandrio |
1st Rector of the Teacher and Education Science Institute | |
In office 2 May 1964 – 12 June 1966 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Achmad Sanusi |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Battles/wars | Indonesian National Revolution |
Ruslan Abdulgani (his first name is also spelled Roeslan; 24 November 1914 — 29 June 2005) was an Indonesian government official and diplomat known for his role as a leader during the Indonesian National Revolution in the late 1940s, and as a key minister and United Nations ambassador in the Sukarno government during the 1950s and 1960s.
Early life
Roeslan was born and raised in
During the
Politics
Roeslan's most prominent moment as a public servant came in 1955, when he served as secretary-general of the
While being foreign minister, Roeslan was briefly arrested in August 1956 by the
While being a minister in 1964, he was a first rector of Teacher and Education Science Institute or now is Indonesia University of Education. He acted as rector until 1966.
After
In 1998, Dutch
Family
Roeslan's wife Sihwati Nawangwulan, also a prominent activist during Indonesia's independence movement, died in 2001 at the age of 85. Roeslan and Sihwati had five children together. Roeslan died in June 2005 after suffering from stroke and pneumonia. He was one of the last survivors of Indonesia's war for independence.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called him "a leader who never said bad things about others". Suharto called him "a great man and leader who has given so much for the country he loves".
His second daughter, Retnowati Abdulgani-Knapp, wrote a biography about her father, A Fading Dream: The Story of Roeslan Abdulgani and Indonesia, which was published in 2003. In it, she described Roeslan as a lifelong fighter against colonialism and imperialism.
Honours
- Austria: Grand Decoratiom of Honour in Gold with Sash (Grosses Goldenes Ehrenzeichen am Bande) of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1956).[2]
References
- ^ Siregar, M.R. (2000). Menentukan nasib sendiri versus imperialisme. Sumatera Human Rights Watch Network. p. 176.
- ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 27. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
External links
Further reading
- Abdulgani-Knapp, Retnowati. A Fading Dream: The Story of Roeslan Abdulgani and Indonesia. Singapore: Times Books International, 2003. ISBN 978-9812324238
- Abdulgani, Ruslan. "My childhood world." Indonesia 17:113-135, 1974. Trans. William H. Frederick.
- Asia-Africa Speaks From Bandung. Jakarta: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, 1955.
- de Graaff, Bob; and Wiebes, Cees. Villa Maarheeze: De Geschiedenis van de Inlichtingendienst Buitenland. The Hague: Sdu Uitgevers, 1998. ISBN 978-9012082198
- Finch, Susan, and Daniel S. Lev. Republic of Indonesia cabinets: 1945–1965. Ithaca: Modern Indonesia Project, Cornell University, 1965.
- Goh Cheng Teik. "Why Indonesia's attempt at democracy in the mid-1950s failed." Modern Asian Studies. 6(2):225-244, 1972.
- "Ruslan calls Dutch book 'slanderous'." The Jakarta Post November 29, 1998.
- "Independence fighter Ruslan dies at 91." The Jakarta Post June 29, 2005.