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...Voiceless Ones. The men of many colors and faiths met in pride and excitement. "Our people have been the voiceless ones in the world," cried Indonesia's President Soekarno. "But the nations of Asia and Africa are no longer the tools of others and the playthings of forces they cannot control. Look! The peoples of Asia raised their voices, and the world listened...
Against the debits of disappointment and disillusionment stand few credits. Rice production, for the first time, now equals the country's needs; illiteracy has been forced down from 95% to about 75%. Confessed President Achmad Soekarno recently: "Our accomplishments have been...
...have been defeated by the United Nations," cried Indonesia's President Soekarno, "but we do not have to beg from them. If we are to get Irian,* we must have power, power, power and more power." More significant than anything Soekarno had to say to the Nationalists last week was the eloquent fact of his presence. It was the first time in Indonesia's five years as a republic that the President has appeared at any party convention. He has always told Indonesians wherever he went: "Brothers, I am above such things as party politics. I am your...
...Soekarno's friends say that he was alarmed by the narrowness of Sastroa-midjojo's majority on a parliamentary vote of confidence a fortnight ago (TIME, Dec. 27). Though a Moslem himself, Soekarno also fears that the opposition Masjumi (Moslem) Party, which is the largest political party in the predominantly (90%) Moslem republic, would make Indonesia a theocratic state if it came to power. Others, less charitable, find an explanation for Soekarno's behavior in his ambition to become the Nehru of Indonesia. During a recent visit to the island of Bali with Soekarno, Nehru...
...stifling hot day last week, 50 excited matrons from 35 organizations jammed into a Jakarta living room to argue for four hours about what was to be done. They finally decided to write letters to the Cabinet and Parliament. As for 53-year-old President Soekarno, he merely issued a statement confirming his marriage to his new wife, Heriati Hartini Suwondo. Soekarno kept her prudently out of sight, though those who knew said she was a brown-eyed, black-haired Javanese beauty...