Socialist People's Party (Indonesia)
Appearance
Socialist People's Party Partai Rakjat Sosialis | |
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Chairman | Sutan Sjahrir |
Founded | 1945 |
Dissolved | December 1945 |
Merged into | Socialist Party |
Headquarters | Jakarta |
Ideology | Socialism |
Political position | Left-wing |
Colors | Red |
The Socialist People's Party (Indonesian: Partai Rakjat Sosialis, abbreviated Paras) was a political party in Indonesia. It was founded in Djakarta in 1945, and Sutan Sjahrir was the chairman of the party. In December 1945, at a meeting in Cheribon, the party merged with the Socialist Party of Indonesia, forming the Socialist Party with Sjahrir as chairman.[1]
References
- ^ Rose, Saul. Socialism in Southern Asia. London: Oxford University Press, 1959. p. 147