Word: natsir
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Dates: during 1957-1957
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This did not seem to impress even his fellow Indonesians. Said Mohammed Natsir, chairman of the powerful Masjumi Party: "A prerequisite to claiming Irian Barat is for us to prove our ability to run a country...
...this was indeed a fine konsepsi ("We stress our support," said Comrmmist Boss D. N. Aidit), but to Indonesia's powerful conservative Masjumi (Moslem) Party it was intolerable. "If the Chief of State considers that the Constitution can be lightly laid aside if necessary," said Masjumi Leader Mohammed Natsir, "then the people will inevitably look upon it lightly too. The result of this is that jungle law will prevail...