Siauw Giok Tjhan
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Siauw Giok Tjhan | |
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蕭玉燦 | |
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Born | Kapasan, Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies | 23 March 1914
Died | 20 November 1981 Leiden, Netherlands | (aged 67)
Siauw Giok Tjhan (Chinese: 蕭玉燦; pinyin: Xiāo Yùcàn; 23 March 1914 – 20 November 1981) was a Chinese Indonesian activist and politician. Born in Kapasan, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, he was a cabinet minister under Indonesia president Sukarno and was imprisoned for 12 years by the subsequent president, Suharto. He was active in rights campaigning and was part of Baperki, including as the group's leader. He supported the Communist takeover of China, opposed to Taiwan, and was a Marxist.[1]
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