Chaerul Saleh gelar Datuk Paduko Rajo (13 September 1916 – 8 February 1967) was an Indonesian politician who served as

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during the

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presidency. He was a close confidant of Sukarno, whom he had helped persuade to declare Indonesian independence in 1945. He lived in the

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from 1952 to 1953, but returned to Indonesia after being expelled. He joined Sukarno's circle of advisers in 1955.Ricklefs (1982) p264 One week before the abortive coup on 30 September 1965, Saleh went to

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with a delegation of 45 to celebrate China's national day on 1 October.Hughes, John (2002), ''The End of Sukarno – A Coup that Misfired: A Purge that Ran Wild'', Archipelago Press, p. 20, He is buried in Karet Bivak Cemetery,

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References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20091027085922/http://geocities.com/forumleuven/artikel/chairul.html * Ricklefs (1982), ''A History of Modern Indonesia'', Macmillan Southeast Asian reprint,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saleh, Chaerul Minangkabau people Sukarno Speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly Deputy prime ministers of Indonesia 1916 births 1967 deaths People from Sawahlunto Government ministers of Indonesia Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany