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THE NEW FACE OF INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT
(1959-1966)

The MPRS also decided to withdraw MPRS Decree No. III/MPRS/1963
concerning the Appointment of the Great Leader of the Revolution to be-
come President for Life. The withdrawal, as stipulated in Article 1, would
not affect President Soekarno’s term of office until another decision was
made by the MPR as a result of the general election. The decree took ef-
fect on 5 July 1966.

In addition, President Soekarno would give accountability to the MPRS,
in the IV General Assembly, with the President’s speech entitled Nawak-
sara. Nawa meant nine, while aksara was meant as articles or points by
President Soekarno. So Nawaksara meant 9 articles or 9 points, namely 9
articles on the main ideas conveyed by President Soekarno to the MPRS.

In response to the speech, the MPRS argued that Nawaksara speech did
not meet the expectations of the people, especially MPRS members, be-
cause it did not clearly state the policies of the President/MPRS Man-
datary regarding the counter-revolutionary events of the September 30
Movement and its epilogue.

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