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People's Democratic Party (Indonesia)

May 04, 2024

The People's Democratic Party (Indonesian: Partai Rakyat Demokratik, PRD) was a democratic socialist party in Indonesia.

People's Democratic Party
Partai Rakyat Demokratik
ChairmanAgus Jabo Priyono
Secretary-GeneralDominggus Oktavianus
Founded22 July 1996; 27 years ago (22 July 1996)
Dissolved1 June 2021; 2 years ago (1 June 2021)
Succeeded byPRIMA
HeadquartersJakarta
IdeologyPancasila[1]
Democratic socialism
Political positionLeft-wing[2][3]
DPR seats0
Website
http://www.prd.or.id

History edit

The party grew from student movements in the late 1980s in Java, Bali and Lombok established to protest against aspects of President Suharto's authoritarian New Order regime. One of these, the Yogyakarta Students Solidarity (SMY) was led by future party leader Budiman Sudjatmiko. The SMY was particularly active and established branches in other cities in Java and beyond. On 23 May 1994, a number of these groups and other activists declared the formation of the People's Democratic Association (also PRD), chaired by Sugeng Bahagijo. A split the following year led to Sugeng's leaving the PRD to establish the Indonesian People's Democratic Movement (PADI). The PRD was temporarily led by a presidium, headed by Budiman. It then joined with a number of students, farmers, artists and workers groups.[4]

From 14–16 April 1996, the PRD held an extraordinary conference, at which it changed its name to the People's Democratic Party. Budimnan was elected chairman and Petrus Hariyanto the secretary general. The party established offices at the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation in Jakarta on 22 July at a ceremony attended by Megawati Sukarnoputri, who had been recently deposed as leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) in a congress supported by the government and the military.[5] In an act of defiance, PRD presented awards to jailed East Timor opposition leader Xanana Gusmão and banned author Pramoedya Ananta Toer.[6]

Meanwhile, protests against the ouster of Megawati as PDI leader continued with a march by 5,000 of her supporters in Jakarta on 20 June. This led to clashes with riot police. Megawati's supporters then occupied the PDI head office in Central Jakarta. On 27 July they were forcibly removed after the building was attacked by security forces and hired thugs. This sparked stone-throwing and large scale clashes between crowds of demonstrators and police and soldiers and ended with the largest riots in Jakarta for 12 years, with buildings and cars being burned. The government and the military blamed the PRD for the disturbances, accusing it of being a communist organization with links to the banned Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and Amnesty International. However the report into the incident by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) made no mention of the PRD.[7][8]

The Indonesian Military made a number of statements to convince the public that PRD leader Budiman was a communist. One spokesman said that Budiman used the word "comrade" to address his associates. Another stated that the party was deliberately declared on 22 July 1996 as that was the same date as Communist Party of Indonesia chairman D.N. Aidit issued the party manifesto on 22 April 1951. A third military spokesman claimed the PRD manifesto used PKI jargon, while the head of the Armed forces, General Faisal Tanjung said the PRD had the same organizational structure as the PKI. The PRD denied all these accusations, declaring on 30 September that "communism is dead". However, after being declared fugitives, Budiman, Peterus and other PRD officials were arrested in August and September. The 60-year-old mother of activist Garda Sembiring was arrested to force her son to give himself up. Budiman was sentenced to 13 years in jail for subversion, but was freed in December 1999 after the fall of Suharto by President Abdurrahman Wahid.[9][10][11]

Political philosophy edit

The party had a democratic socialist platform. It opposes the capitalist system, which it believes exploits workers. It wants to see a 21st-century socialism with control over natural and economic resources passing to the people through a democratic revolution. This way, the state would manage these resources, but control would be in the hands of the people through independent organizations such as trade unions, with workers having a decision-making role in factories. It wants all hospitals to be run by the state, with guaranteed cheap, subsidized healthcare for all. It opposes what it calls the feudalistic exploitation of the regions by the center, and wants an end to the military's business activities. It supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and calls for an end to all discriminatory legislation.[12]

Electoral performance edit

The PRD stood in the 1999 Indonesian legislative election, but won only 0.07% of the vote. It has not stood in subsequent elections.

Dissolution edit

The PRD, along with several mass organizations, fused into the Just and Prosperous People's Party (Indonesian: Partai Rakyat Adil Makmur, abbreviated as PRIMA) on 1 June 2021, ending the party.[13][14]

References edit

  1. ^ "Party website homepage". PRD. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Roosa, John (May 2016). "The State of Knowledge about an Open Secret: Indonesia's Mass Disappearances of 1965–66". The Journal of Asian Studies. 75 (2): 281–297. doi:10.1017/S0021911816000474. JSTOR 24738608. S2CID 159802018 – via JSTOR. That was in 1996 when the newly formed left-wing party, the Peoples Democratic Party, was denouncing the Suharto regime for the 1965-66 massacre.
  3. ^ "Indonesia: Left group holds first open congress". Green Left. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020. The left-wing People's Democratic Party (PRD) held its eighth congress in Jakarta from March 24-26.
  4. ^ AJI et al. (1997) pp121-124
  5. ^ AJI et al. (1997) p. 125
  6. ^ Edward Aspinall (2005). Opposing Suharto: Compromise, Resistance, and Regime Change in Indonesia. Stanford University Press. pp. 286–. ISBN 978-0-8047-4844-5.
  7. ^ Friend (2003) pp226-230
  8. ^ AJI et al. (1997) pp 94-102
  9. ^ AJI et al. (1997) pp 103-117
  10. ^ Budiman Sudjatmiko (2009-05-01). . Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  11. ^ Michael Maher (2004-10-12). "Indonesia - Inside the Courts". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  12. ^ API (1999) pp 479-482
  13. ^ Kusumawardhani, Amanda (2021-06-01). "Deklarasi Hari Ini, Ketua Umum: PRIMA Siapkan Syarat Ikut Pemilu 2024". Bisnis.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  14. ^ Wakik, Ahmad Kiflan (2021-06-01). "Agus Jabo: PRD Salah Satu Unsur Yang Melahirkan Prima". Rmol.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-06-01.

Sources edit

  • Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development & Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information (ISAI), (1997) Jakarta Crackdown ISBN 978-974-89934-4-7
  • Friend, Theodore (2003), Indonesian Destinies,The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, ISBN 0-674-01834-6
  • Almanak Parpol Indonesia (API) (1999) Pemilu '99 (Elections '99) [ISBN unspecified] (in Indonesian)

External links edit

  • Party website

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The People s Democratic Party Indonesian Partai Rakyat Demokratik PRD was a democratic socialist party in Indonesia People s Democratic Party Partai Rakyat DemokratikChairmanAgus Jabo PriyonoSecretary GeneralDominggus OktavianusFounded22 July 1996 27 years ago 22 July 1996 Dissolved1 June 2021 2 years ago 1 June 2021 Succeeded byPRIMAHeadquartersJakartaIdeologyPancasila 1 Democratic socialismPolitical positionLeft wing 2 3 DPR seats0Websitehttp www prd or idPolitics of IndonesiaPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History 2 Political philosophy 3 Electoral performance 4 Dissolution 5 References 5 1 Sources 6 External linksHistory editThe party grew from student movements in the late 1980s in Java Bali and Lombok established to protest against aspects of President Suharto s authoritarian New Order regime One of these the Yogyakarta Students Solidarity SMY was led by future party leader Budiman Sudjatmiko The SMY was particularly active and established branches in other cities in Java and beyond On 23 May 1994 a number of these groups and other activists declared the formation of the People s Democratic Association also PRD chaired by Sugeng Bahagijo A split the following year led to Sugeng s leaving the PRD to establish the Indonesian People s Democratic Movement PADI The PRD was temporarily led by a presidium headed by Budiman It then joined with a number of students farmers artists and workers groups 4 From 14 16 April 1996 the PRD held an extraordinary conference at which it changed its name to the People s Democratic Party Budimnan was elected chairman and Petrus Hariyanto the secretary general The party established offices at the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation in Jakarta on 22 July at a ceremony attended by Megawati Sukarnoputri who had been recently deposed as leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party PDI in a congress supported by the government and the military 5 In an act of defiance PRD presented awards to jailed East Timor opposition leader Xanana Gusmao and banned author Pramoedya Ananta Toer 6 Meanwhile protests against the ouster of Megawati as PDI leader continued with a march by 5 000 of her supporters in Jakarta on 20 June This led to clashes with riot police Megawati s supporters then occupied the PDI head office in Central Jakarta On 27 July they were forcibly removed after the building was attacked by security forces and hired thugs This sparked stone throwing and large scale clashes between crowds of demonstrators and police and soldiers and ended with the largest riots in Jakarta for 12 years with buildings and cars being burned The government and the military blamed the PRD for the disturbances accusing it of being a communist organization with links to the banned Communist Party of Indonesia PKI and Amnesty International However the report into the incident by the National Commission on Human Rights Komnas HAM made no mention of the PRD 7 8 The Indonesian Military made a number of statements to convince the public that PRD leader Budiman was a communist One spokesman said that Budiman used the word comrade to address his associates Another stated that the party was deliberately declared on 22 July 1996 as that was the same date as Communist Party of Indonesia chairman D N Aidit issued the party manifesto on 22 April 1951 A third military spokesman claimed the PRD manifesto used PKI jargon while the head of the Armed forces General Faisal Tanjung said the PRD had the same organizational structure as the PKI The PRD denied all these accusations declaring on 30 September that communism is dead However after being declared fugitives Budiman Peterus and other PRD officials were arrested in August and September The 60 year old mother of activist Garda Sembiring was arrested to force her son to give himself up Budiman was sentenced to 13 years in jail for subversion but was freed in December 1999 after the fall of Suharto by President Abdurrahman Wahid 9 10 11 Political philosophy editThe party had a democratic socialist platform It opposes the capitalist system which it believes exploits workers It wants to see a 21st century socialism with control over natural and economic resources passing to the people through a democratic revolution This way the state would manage these resources but control would be in the hands of the people through independent organizations such as trade unions with workers having a decision making role in factories It wants all hospitals to be run by the state with guaranteed cheap subsidized healthcare for all It opposes what it calls the feudalistic exploitation of the regions by the center and wants an end to the military s business activities It supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and calls for an end to all discriminatory legislation 12 Electoral performance editThe PRD stood in the 1999 Indonesian legislative election but won only 0 07 of the vote It has not stood in subsequent elections Dissolution editThe PRD along with several mass organizations fused into the Just and Prosperous People s Party Indonesian Partai Rakyat Adil Makmur abbreviated as PRIMA on 1 June 2021 ending the party 13 14 References edit Party website homepage PRD Retrieved March 17 2018 Roosa John May 2016 The State of Knowledge about an Open Secret Indonesia s Mass Disappearances of 1965 66 The Journal of Asian Studies 75 2 281 297 doi 10 1017 S0021911816000474 JSTOR 24738608 S2CID 159802018 via JSTOR That was in 1996 when the newly formed left wing party the Peoples Democratic Party was denouncing the Suharto regime for the 1965 66 massacre Indonesia Left group holds first open congress Green Left September 12 2020 Retrieved September 30 2020 The left wing People s Democratic Party PRD held its eighth congress in Jakarta from March 24 26 AJI et al 1997 pp121 124 AJI et al 1997 p 125 Edward Aspinall 2005 Opposing Suharto Compromise Resistance and Regime Change in Indonesia Stanford University Press pp 286 ISBN 978 0 8047 4844 5 Friend 2003 pp226 230 AJI et al 1997 pp 94 102 AJI et al 1997 pp 103 117 Budiman Sudjatmiko 2009 05 01 About Budiman Sudjatmiko Archived from the original on 2010 01 30 Retrieved 2010 01 09 Michael Maher 2004 10 12 Indonesia Inside the Courts Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 2010 01 09 API 1999 pp 479 482 Kusumawardhani Amanda 2021 06 01 Deklarasi Hari Ini Ketua Umum PRIMA Siapkan Syarat Ikut Pemilu 2024 Bisnis com Retrieved 2021 06 01 Wakik Ahmad Kiflan 2021 06 01 Agus Jabo PRD Salah Satu Unsur Yang Melahirkan Prima Rmol id in Indonesian Retrieved 2021 06 01 Sources edit Alliance of Independent Journalists AJI Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development amp Institute for the Studies on Free Flow of Information ISAI 1997 Jakarta Crackdown ISBN 978 974 89934 4 7 Friend Theodore 2003 Indonesian Destinies The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press ISBN 0 674 01834 6 Almanak Parpol Indonesia API 1999 Pemilu 99 Elections 99 ISBN unspecified in Indonesian External links editParty website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People 27s Democratic Party Indonesia amp oldid 1188132984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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