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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA
Newspapers were used for the On the other hand, Soekarno made efforts to reduce the political
PKI’s campaign to get rid of its
political opponents. power of the Army. In his first policy, Soekarno took action directed
at the Minister of Defense and Security and the Army Chief of Staff
General A.H. Nasution as a high-ranking officer with the most potential
to challenge Soekarno’s leadership. What Soekarno did was reducing
Nasution’s political power by releasing him from his position as Army
Chief of Staff.
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