SERI BUKU TEMPO Sjahrir (Indonesian Edition)

"Man wijf!" Sutan Sjahrir said to Sukarno because he hadn't have the guts the proclaim Indonesia's independence after news of Japan's defeat spread. Sjahrir was one among those who strongly demanded Sukarno and Hatta to proclaim Indonesia's independence in August 1945.Sjahrir was a radical Founding Father, but he hated violence. He believed in diplomacy to defend the Republic's liberty. This view put him on the opposite side of Tan Malaka and General Soedirman. Yet, his fame is eternalized in a street name in Leiden, The Netherlands: Sjahrirstraat.With more interesting coverage from TEMPO weekly about his struggle, until his tragic death