Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung | |
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 Portrait, 1948 | |
| 3rd Prime Minister of the State of East Indonesia | |
| In office 15 December 1947 – 27 December 1949 | |
| President | Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati |
| Preceded by | Semuel Jusof Warouw |
| Succeeded by | J.E. Tatengkeng |
| Interior Minister of the United States of Indonesia | |
| In office 20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Preceded by | Wongsonegoro |
| Succeeded by | Assaat |
| Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
| In office 12 August 1955 – 24 March 1956 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Preceded by | Soenario |
| Succeeded by | Roeslan Abdulgani |
| 6th Indonesian Ambassador to Austria | |
| In office 1970–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Laili Roesad |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Kamil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1921 Gianyar, Bali, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 22 April 1999 (aged 77) Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | Anak Agung Gde Agung |
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| Profession | |
Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung[1] (Old Spelling: Ide Anak Agoeng Gde Agoeng; 21 July 1921 – 22 April 1999),[2] alternatively spelled too as Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung, was an Indonesian ethnic-Balinese politician, historian, and National Hero, who was the Raja of Gianyar, Bali, and served as the prime minister of the State of East Indonesia from 1947 to 1949, and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Indonesia from 1955 until 1956.[2]
Born in Gianyar, Bali, on 21 July 1921, Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung was born to Raja Anak Gunung Ngurah Agung, the Raja of Gianyar.[2] He obtained a doctorate at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the field of history. He served as the prime minister of the State of East Indonesia from 1947 to 1949. Following the independence of Indonesia, he served as Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the era of President Sukarno's administration. In addition, he has also served as the Indonesian Ambassador to Belgium, Portugal, France, and Austria.
Based on Presidential Decree No. 066/TK/2007, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bestowed the title of National Hero to several national figures including Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung for his services in the struggle for Indonesian Independence, specifically for establishing and being the main driver of the Federal Consultative Assembly (PMF) in 1948, the association of federal states and territories in Indonesia aimed at gathering political power to overcome various Dutch-Indonesian negotiations.[3]
- ^ Agung 1995, p. 899.
- ^ a b c Ajisaka 2008, p. 275.
- ^ Agung 1995, p. 391–395.