Guided Democracy period

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The Guided Democracy period was an era in Indonesian history (1959–1965) when President Sukarno centralized power, curtailed liberal democratic institutions, and promoted a controlled political system balancing nationalist, religious, and communist forces.

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instanceOf historical period ⓘ
political system ⓘ
aimedTo balance nationalist religious and communist forces ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Demokrasi Terpimpin ⓘ
characteristic controlled political participation ⓘ
curtailment of liberal democratic institutions ⓘ
dominance of presidential authority ⓘ
limited role of parliament ⓘ
state control over media ⓘ
suppression of opposition ⓘ
weakening of political parties ⓘ
constitutionalBasis 1959 Presidential Decree ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
economicCondition economic stagnation ⓘ
high inflation ⓘ
economicPolicy nationalization of Dutch enterprises ⓘ
state-led economic planning ⓘ
endedAfterEvent 30 September Movement ⓘ
endTime 1965 ⓘ
followedBy New Order period ⓘ
linked to: New Order
foreignPolicyDoctrine independent and active foreign policy ⓘ
foreignPolicyOrientation Non-Aligned Movement ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ
governanceStyle charismatic leadership ⓘ
personalist rule ⓘ
headOfGovernment Sukarno ⓘ
headOfState Sukarno ⓘ
includedPoliticalForce communists ⓘ
nationalists ⓘ
religious groups ⓘ
keyConcept Nasakom ⓘ
manipol-usdek ⓘ
leader Sukarno ⓘ
legalInstrument return to the 1945 Constitution ⓘ
majorParty Indonesian Communist Party ⓘ
Indonesian National Party ⓘ
Nahdlatul Ulama ⓘ
notableEvent Konfrontasi with Malaysia ⓘ
West New Guinea dispute ⓘ
formation of the Guided Economy policies ⓘ
politicalIdeology anti-parliamentarianism ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ
guided democracy ⓘ
powerCentralizationBy Sukarno ⓘ
precededBy Liberal Democracy period in Indonesia ⓘ
resultedIn rise of Suharto ⓘ
transition to New Order regime ⓘ
startTime 1959 ⓘ
timeInHistoryOf Indonesia in the Cold War ⓘ

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PNI → participatedIn → Guided Democracy period ⓘ
Masyumi → bannedInContextOf → Guided Democracy ⓘ
linked to: Guided Democracy period
Marhaenism → relatedConcept → Guided Democracy ⓘ
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Guided Democracy period → precededBy → Liberal Democracy period in Indonesia ⓘ
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Sukarno government → introducedPolicy → Guided Democracy system ⓘ
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Gerwani → historicalContext → Guided Democracy period in Indonesia ⓘ
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Barisan Tani Indonesia → historicalContext → Guided Democracy era in Indonesia ⓘ
subject linked to: BTI
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Old Order → politicalSystem → Guided Democracy ⓘ
subject linked to: Old Order (Orde Lama)
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Indonesian Communist movement → activeDuring → Liberal Democracy period in Indonesia ⓘ
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New Order era in Indonesia → precededBy → Guided Democracy era in Indonesia ⓘ
linked to: Guided Democracy period