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Indonesian Political Federation
The Indonesian Political Federation (Indonesian: Gabungan Politik Indonesia, GAPI) was an umbrella organization of various nationalist organizations in the Dutch East Indies which existed from 1939 to 1942. Founded to unite the nationalist movement, GAPI championed the creation of an Indonesian parliament in exchange for cooperation with the Dutch colonial government. The federation consisted of eight political parties. GAPI was dissolved shortly after the invasion of the colony by the Empire of Japan in 1942.
In 1927, the Association of Political Organisations of the Indonesian People (PPPKI) was formed to unite nationalist Indonesian organisations, but it faced oppression from the colonial authorities, and disbanded in 1934. As a result of Dutch actions against non-cooperative nationalist organisations such as the Indonesian National Party (PNI), from 1935 cooperating parties that were prepared to work with the colonial authorities by participating in the Volksraad semi-legislative body assumed a dominant role in the nationalist movement. However, these cooperating nationalists still gave very little support when the Soetardjo Petition asking for a conference to discuss Indonesian autonomy was introduced in the Volksraad in 1936, viewing it as pointless or disloyal to the demands for independence.
However, as the Second World War loomed, more Indonesian nationalists took the view that if they were to adopt a cooperative stance with the colonial administration against fascism, this might cause the Dutch to agree to a degree of autonomy for the East Indies, despite the fact that at the same time, the Dutch were placing more and more restrictions on Indonesian political activity, particularly towards the apparently pro-Japan Great Indonesia Party (Parindra). In 1938, a conference organised by the Indonesian Islamic Union Party (PSII), Parindra, the Indonesian People's Movement (Gerindo) and Paguyuban Pasundan resulted in the establishment of a body called the Mediating Body for Indonesian Political Parties (Bapeppi), but as only two of the parties were prepared to join it, it achieved nothing. Prominent nationalist Mohammad Husni Thamrin then instigated talks to set up a new umbrella organisation.
On 21 May 1939, at a meeting chaired by Thamrin, eight major nationalist organizations joined together to form Indonesian Political Federation (GAPI). The Indonesian National Party (PNI) did not join as it was serving a ban on meetings. The members were:
The joint chairmen were Amir Sjarifuddin (Gerindo), Abikusno Tjokrosujoso (Islamic Union Party) and Thamrin (Parndra).
The federation used the slogan Indonesia berparlemen - a parliament for Indonesia". The members agreed to refrain from individual actions, and to only work as a collective whole. The political program of the federation was to strive for:
Unlike the PPPKI, decisions were taken on the basis of one vote for each member party, which gave GAPI more freedom of action.
GAPI held a meeting on 4 July 1939 to discuss policy and to plan for an Indonesian People's Congress in December 1939. Over the next few months it worked out a policy platform, including support for workers' rights and cooperation with the Dutch colonial government. It also decided that if Indonesia was given a popularly-elected parliament, GAPI would urge the people to fully support the government.
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Indonesian Political Federation
The Indonesian Political Federation (Indonesian: Gabungan Politik Indonesia, GAPI) was an umbrella organization of various nationalist organizations in the Dutch East Indies which existed from 1939 to 1942. Founded to unite the nationalist movement, GAPI championed the creation of an Indonesian parliament in exchange for cooperation with the Dutch colonial government. The federation consisted of eight political parties. GAPI was dissolved shortly after the invasion of the colony by the Empire of Japan in 1942.
In 1927, the Association of Political Organisations of the Indonesian People (PPPKI) was formed to unite nationalist Indonesian organisations, but it faced oppression from the colonial authorities, and disbanded in 1934. As a result of Dutch actions against non-cooperative nationalist organisations such as the Indonesian National Party (PNI), from 1935 cooperating parties that were prepared to work with the colonial authorities by participating in the Volksraad semi-legislative body assumed a dominant role in the nationalist movement. However, these cooperating nationalists still gave very little support when the Soetardjo Petition asking for a conference to discuss Indonesian autonomy was introduced in the Volksraad in 1936, viewing it as pointless or disloyal to the demands for independence.
However, as the Second World War loomed, more Indonesian nationalists took the view that if they were to adopt a cooperative stance with the colonial administration against fascism, this might cause the Dutch to agree to a degree of autonomy for the East Indies, despite the fact that at the same time, the Dutch were placing more and more restrictions on Indonesian political activity, particularly towards the apparently pro-Japan Great Indonesia Party (Parindra). In 1938, a conference organised by the Indonesian Islamic Union Party (PSII), Parindra, the Indonesian People's Movement (Gerindo) and Paguyuban Pasundan resulted in the establishment of a body called the Mediating Body for Indonesian Political Parties (Bapeppi), but as only two of the parties were prepared to join it, it achieved nothing. Prominent nationalist Mohammad Husni Thamrin then instigated talks to set up a new umbrella organisation.
On 21 May 1939, at a meeting chaired by Thamrin, eight major nationalist organizations joined together to form Indonesian Political Federation (GAPI). The Indonesian National Party (PNI) did not join as it was serving a ban on meetings. The members were:
The joint chairmen were Amir Sjarifuddin (Gerindo), Abikusno Tjokrosujoso (Islamic Union Party) and Thamrin (Parndra).
The federation used the slogan Indonesia berparlemen - a parliament for Indonesia". The members agreed to refrain from individual actions, and to only work as a collective whole. The political program of the federation was to strive for:
Unlike the PPPKI, decisions were taken on the basis of one vote for each member party, which gave GAPI more freedom of action.
GAPI held a meeting on 4 July 1939 to discuss policy and to plan for an Indonesian People's Congress in December 1939. Over the next few months it worked out a policy platform, including support for workers' rights and cooperation with the Dutch colonial government. It also decided that if Indonesia was given a popularly-elected parliament, GAPI would urge the people to fully support the government.
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