Jakarta: Ali Sastroamidjojo’s name may not be as big as Bung Karno and Bung Hatta. Ali Sastroamidjojo is the 8th Prime Minister of Indonesia and a founding figure Afro-Asian Conference (KAA).

According to the notes the storyThe Asia-Africa Conference (KAA) was first held in Bandung, West Java in 1955. The KAA, attended by 25 Asian and African countries, has become a historic record for the Nation with Ali Sastroamidjojo as initiator. .

Few young people now know his name, as his prestige is obscured by other personalities who have significant influence internationally. In fact, Ali Sastroamidjojo became one of the successful statesmen who made Indonesia matter more in the eyes of the world, one of whom was the originator of the Afro-Asian Conference (KAA) .

Who is Ali Sastroamidjojo?

According to the Kelas Pintar page, Ali Sastroamidjojo’s life journey began when he attended law school at Leiden University, Netherlands. He became a member of the Indonesian Association (PI) with Muhammad Hatta and his friends, Ali Sastroamidjojo has been through many things related to legal affairs in this country.

Not only the Indonesian Association, Ali Sastroamidjojo launched a movement in the international sphere by actively participating in the Anti-Imperialism League. The world that made Ali Sastroamidjojo a figure with an ideology of liberation towards oppressed peoples.

Then Ali Sastroamidjojo joined the PNI which had a Marhaenist ideology. This ideology was chosen by Ali Sastroamidjojo and made a similarity of thought between him and Soukarno as party leader.

In his political activities, Ali saw a form of imperialism as individual oppression. The implementation of Ali’s idea of ​​liberation was more within the framework of Indonesia, which had an impact on the liberation in the outside world.

Therefore, together with the first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ali Sastroamidjojo, he actively proclaimed how world peace would become the main precursor to the formation of the Indonesian Constitution which wanted world peace and social justice.

With these aspirations in mind, Ali Sastroamidjojo succeeded in realizing his dream after the holding of the Colombo Conference which was then attended by 5 prime ministers. These countries are Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Myanmar.

This meeting formed the basis for the formation of the Asian-African Conference (KAA) in 1955 which shocked the world. This regardless of how Soukarno includes Ali Sastroamidjojo whom he deems capable of implementing the nation’s line of struggle on the world stage.

Ali Sastroamidjojo is also a diplomat capable of exercising state functions with special missions in line with the ideals of Indonesia. KAA itself is the fruit of his labor which so far will be something that not only Indonesia but other countries around the world can be proud of.

Biography of Ali Sastromidjojo

According to the National Library of Indonesia, Ali Sastroamidjojo, SH was born in Grabag, Central Java on May 21, 1903 and died on March 13, 1976. Ali was a political, government and nationalist figure. Ali graduated Meester in de Raechten (Bachelor of Laws) from the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1927.

Ali is the 8th Prime Minister of Indonesia who served twice during the period 1953-1955 in the Ali Sastroamidjojo I cabinet and the period 1956-1957 in the Ali Sastroamidjojo II cabinet. In addition, Ali also served as Deputy Minister of Information in the Presidential Cabinet, Minister of Education in Amir Sjarifuddin I Cabinet, Amir Sjarifuddin II Cabinet and Hatta I Cabinet, and Deputy Chairman of MPRS in the study III, IV. Work cabinet, Cabinet Dwikora I and Cabinet Dwikora II.

During his studies, Ali was active in youth organizations, such as the Jong Java Organization (1918-1922) and the Indonesian Association in the Netherlands (1923-1928). Because of his activities, he was detained by the Dutch in 1927.

In 1928, Ali opened a law firm and published Djanget magazine in Solo. Ali had joined the Indonesian Nationalist Party (PNI), then was active in Gerindo when the PNI was disbanded.

After the end of World War II, Ali served as vice-chairman of the Republic of Indonesia delegation in negotiations with the Netherlands (February 1948) and became a member of the Republic of Indonesia delegation in round table negotiations.

After the recognition of the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia, Ali was appointed Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico (1950-1955). In addition, Ali also served as General President of the Afro-Asian Conference in Bandung in 1955, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations (UN) for the period 1957-1960, and became President of the PNI (1960-1966) .

Besides being a political figure, Ali also diligently published the results of his thoughts, notably in Introduction to International Law (1971), Indonesian Foreign Policy Today (1972), the autobiography Milestones of My Journey (1974) and Four Indonesian Students in the Netherlands (1975). ).

(CFU)