Chairul Saleh Explained

Honorific-Prefix:General (Honorary)[1]
Chairul Saleh
Office:Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly
Order:1st
Term Start:1960
Term End:1966
President:Sukarno
Predecessor:N/A
Successor:Abdul Haris Nasution
Office2:Minister of Industry
Order2:6th
Term Start2:28 February 1960
Term End2:27 August 1964
President2:Sukarno
Predecessor2:Suharto
Successor2:Hadi Thayeb
Office3:Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources
Order3:1st
Term Start3:10 July 1959
Term End3:27 August 1964
President3:Sukarno
Predecessor3:N/A
Successor3:Armunanto
Birth Date:13 September 1916
Birth Place:Sawahlunto, Sumatera Barat, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Restingplace:Karet Bivak Cemetery
Party:Murba Party
Spouse:Yohana Siti Menara Saidah
Children:Maidaniah
Hafidz
Raisis
Ahwahni
Allegiance: Indonesia
Serviceyears:1945–1967
Rank: General (Titular)[2]
Battles:Indonesian War of Independence

Chairul Saleh Dt Paduko Rajo (13 September 1916 – 8 February 1967) was born in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra. He was an Indonesian government minister and deputy prime minister during the Sukarno presidency. He was a close confidant of Sukarno, whom he had helped persuade to declare Indonesian independence in 1945. He lived in the Netherlands from 1952–1953, but returned to Indonesia after being expelled. He joined Sukarno’s circle of advisers in 1955.[3]

One week before the abortive coup on 30 September 1965, Saleh went to China with a delegation of 45 to celebrate China's national day on 1 October.[4] He is buried in Karet Bivak Cemetery, Central Jakarta.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Soeprapto. Bambang. Chairul Saleh, tokoh kontroversial. Simbangan. Zainal. Gayo. Hasan. Partowisastro. Koesnandar. Raib. Zakaria. Soewito. Irna Hanny Nastoeti Hadi. Tim Penulis. 1995. Jakarta. 160.
  2. Web site: 17 August 1964. Presiden Sukarno melantik Dr. Subandrio sebagai Laksamana Udara, Dr. Leimena sebagai Laksamana Laut dan Dr. H.C. Chaerul Saleh sebagai Jenderal TNI pada tgl. 17/8/1964. Indonesia OneSearch.
  3. Ricklefs (1982) p264
  4. Hughes, John (2002), The End of Sukarno – A Coup that Misfired: A Purge that Ran Wild, Archipelago Press, p. 20,