Masyumi Party

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Masyumi Party (Partai Majelis Syuro Muslimin Indonesia) was a major Islamic political party in Indonesia. It was originally established by the occupying Japanese in 1943 in an attempt to control Islam in Indonesia^[1]. In 1952, Nahdlatul Ulama seceded from Masyumi and create the new party, based on traditional society. The party came second in the 1955 election with 20.9% of the popular vote^[2]. During the period of liberal democracy era, Masyumi members had seats in parliament and the party supplied prime ministers such as Muhammad Natsir and Burhanuddin Harahap^[3].

In 1958, some Masyumi members joined the PRRI rebellion against Sukarno. Two years later in 1960, Sukarno banned Masyumi and Socialist Party^[1], and sent Masyumi leaders to jail.

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Simanjuntak, P.H.H (2003) Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (Cabinets of the Republic of Indonesia: From the Start of Independence to the Reform era, Penerbit Djambatan, Jakarta, ISBN 979-428-499-8