Siauw Giok Tjhan

Siauw Giok Tjhan (born in Kapasan, Simokerto, Surabaya, East Java, March 23, 1914 - died in Leiden, The Netherlands, November 20, 1981) was a Chinese Indonesian activist and politician He was a cabinet minister under Sukarno and was imprisoned for 10 years by Suharto (id:Siauw Giok Tjhan (Indonesian)). He was active in rights campaigning and was part of Berpaki, including as the group's leader. He supported the Communist takeover of China, opposed Taiwan, and was a Marxist.[1]

References

  1. ↑ No Concessions: The Life of Yap Thiam Hien, Indonesian Human Rights Lawyer by Daniel S. Lev
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