People's Democratic Front (, FDR) was a short-lived

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of leftists in

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, founded in February 1948. FDR included the

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, the

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and Pesindo. The leader of FDR was

Amir Sjarifuddin Amir Sjarifuddin Harahap ( EVO: Amir Sjarifoeddin Harahap; 27 April 1907 – 19 December 1948) was an Indonesian politician and journalist who served as the second prime minister of Indonesia from 1947 until 1948. A major leader of the lef ...

.Masatoshi, Kisaichi.
Popular Movements and Democratization in the Islamic World
'. London: Routledge, 2006. p. 110

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