Indonesian Socialist Party
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Socialist Party of Indonesia
Partai Sosialis Indonesia |
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| Abbreviation | PSI |
| Leader | Sutan Sjahrir |
| Founded | February 13, 1948 |
| Dissolved | August 17, 1960 |
| Headquarters | 6 Djalan Tjisedane, Jakarta |
| Newspaper | Pedoman |
| Youth wing | Socialist Youth |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| International affiliation | Asian Socialist Conference |
| Colors | Red |
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| Red Star | |
The Socialist Party of Indonesia (Indonesian: Partai Sosialis Indonesia) was a political party in Indonesia from 1948 until 1960, when it was banned by President Sukarno.
In December 1945 Amir Sjarifoeddin's Socialist Party of Indonesia (Parsi) and Sutan Sjahrir's Socialist People's Party (Parsas), both of which had only recently been established, merged to form the Socialist Party. Sjahrir became leader of the combined party. It was popular among young intellectuals and students as well as members of the underground movements led by the two men during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia. At the end of 1945 the Socialist Party gained five of the 25 seats on the working committee of the Central Indonesian National Committee, the de facto legislature. Both Sutan and Amir served terms as prime minister, while other Socialist Party members held senior cabinet posts.
From 1947, divisions appeared between Sutan and Amir as Amir and his communist allies gained more and more influence over the party. In June 1947 Amir ousted Sutan. The second party called the Socialist Party of Indonesia was founded on 12 February 1948 by Sutan Sjahrir after his departure from the Socialist Party.
Following the dissolution of the United States of Indonesia and the reestablishment of the unitary Republic of Indonesia in 1950, the PSI was awarded 17 of the 232 seats in the new legislature, the People's Representative Council (DPR), a total in proportion to the estimated strength of the party
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