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Word: sukarnoism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1952-1952
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...Thanks. Foreign Minister Subarjo offered to resign, declaring that Indonesia is too young to understand the established traditions of diplomacy. As for himself, he said, "I was not born yesterday." That night he confidently gave a huge party for President and Madame Sukarno and 300 diplomatic guests, featuring a four-hour Javanese dance. His confidence was a little misplaced. This week Indonesia's ten-month-old cabinet seemed to be riding for a shakeup, if not a fall. Everybody agreed that $8,000,000 from America would be nice, but no one was ready to curtsy a thank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Born Yesterday | 2/25/1952 | See Source »

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