Socialist People's Party (Indonesia)

Socialist People's Party Partai Rakjat Sosialis
Chairman	Sutan Sjahrir
Founded	1945
Dissolved	December 1945
Merged into	Socialist Party
Headquarters	Jakarta
Ideology	Socialism
Political position	Left-wing
Colors	Red
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The Socialist People's Party (Indonesian: Partai Rakjat Sosialis, abbreviated Paras) was a political party in Indonesia. It was founded in Djakarta in 1945, and Sutan Sjahrir was the chairman of the party. In December 1945, at a meeting in Cheribon, the party merged with the Socialist Party of Indonesia, forming the Socialist Party with Sjahrir as chairman.[1]

References

1. Rose, Saul. Socialism in Southern Asia. London: Oxford University Press, 1959. p. 147