Djokosoedjono

Djokosoedjono
black and white grainy portrait of an Indonesian man's face
Bornc. 1909
Blora
Died1977
Occupation(s)trade union leader, politician
Years active1927–1966

Djokosoedjono (c. 1909–1977), sometimes spelled Djoko Sudjono, was an Indonesian trade union leader, communist politician and former political prisoner. He was imprisoned by the Dutch in Boven-Digoel concentration camp from 1938 to 1943, by the Indonesian republic under Sukarno in 1948 and 1951, and by the Suharto regime from 1967 to his death in 1977. He was a parliamentarian in the Indonesian House of Representatives representing the Central All-Indonesian Workers Organization and then the Communist Party of Indonesia for most of the Liberal democracy and Guided democracy periods.


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