Second Sjahrir Cabinet
Second Sjahrir Cabinet The 2nd Sjahrir Cabinet was the 3rd Indonesian cabinet and the 2nd formed by Sutan Sjahrir. It served from March to June 1946. Ten of the members of the previous cabinet served in the new cabinet. It contained members from a range of political parties, but Sjahrir's group was still dominant. Minister of Justice Soewandi resigned on 22 June 1946 and four days later Minister of Agriculture and Supplies Rasad lost his job when the ministry he headed was merged into the Ministry of Trade and Industry, which later became the Ministry of Welfare. Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo was appointed Minister of Welfare and Saksono as Junior Minister of Welfare. The 2nd Sjahrir cabinet fell because of the kidnapping of Sjahrir and Darmawan Mangoenkoesoemo on 27 June 1946 by soldiers commanded by General Sudarsono. Like other opposition forces, they believed the government had betrayed the ideal of 100% independence by negotiating with the Dutch and conceding de facto Dutch contr...