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Burhanuddin Mohammad Diah (7 April 1917 – 10 June 1996), born only as Burhanuddin, was an Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and businessman, who served as the 18th Indonesian Minister of Information from 1966 until 1968, under the presidencies of Sukarno and Suharto, during the transition to the New Order. He was present at the time of the Proclamation of Independence was being formulated, and was a figure who played an important role in saving the original text of the Proclamation.

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  • Burhanuddin Mohammad Diah (7 April 1917 – 10 June 1996), born only as Burhanuddin, was an Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and businessman, who served as the 18th Indonesian Minister of Information from 1966 until 1968, under the presidencies of Sukarno and Suharto, during the transition to the New Order. He was present at the time of the Proclamation of Independence was being formulated, and was a figure who played an important role in saving the original text of the Proclamation. Born in Banda Aceh, on 7 April 1917. He was educated at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) and continued his education at Taman Siswa Medan. He migrated to Jakarta, and studied at the Ksatrian Instituut, majoring in journalism. He worked as a newspaper editor and later worked at a number of media positions during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. He was present at the creation of the Proclamation of Independence, and he saved the original handwritten draft of the proclamation by Sukarno, after taking the draft from a trash can. After Indonesia's independence, he served in government, becoming ambassadors to both Communist Hungary and Czechoslovakia. In 1964, he was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and later became the Minister of Information in 1966, during the uneasy transition to the New Order. Later he served in the People's Representative Council and the Supreme Advisory Council. He also founded a hotel in Jakarta, the Hyatt Aryaduta. He died on 10 June 1996, his body was interred at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in a military ceremony, with Harmoko acting as the ceremonial inspector. (en)
  • Burhanuddin Mohammad Diah (7 April 1917 – 10 Juni 1996) adalah seorang tokoh pers, pejuang kemerdekaan, diplomat, dan pengusaha Indonesia. (in)
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  • 1917-04-07 (xsd:date)
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  • (en)
  • Burhanuddin (en)
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  • 1996-06-10 (xsd:date)
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  • Signature of Burhanuddin Mohammad Diah.svg
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  • Official portrait of B.M. Diah (en)
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  • 1917-04-07 (xsd:date)
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  • Burhanuddin (en)
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  • Official portrait, (en)
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  • 1996-06-10 (xsd:date)
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  • B.M. Diah (en)
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  • Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Minister of Information (en)
  • to the United Kingdom (en)
  • List of ambassadors of Indonesia to the United KingdomAmbassador of Indonesia (en)
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  • Signature of Burhanuddin Mohammad Diah.svg (en)
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  • Catatan B.M. Diah: Peran “Pivotal” Pemuda Seputar Lahirnya Proklamasi 17-8-’45 (en)
  • Kompas (en)
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  • 1964 (xsd:integer)
  • 1968-06-06 (xsd:date)
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  • 1962 (xsd:integer)
  • 1966-07-25 (xsd:date)
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  • "The New Forces movement that I lead is a group of young people who are eager to do something, want to act, are restless in their dynamics and militancy to consciously determine the fate of their own nation and homeland. [...] It needs to be formed to overcome the inertia of thinking and acting from the older people, even though they are considered to be more experienced in the political field," (en)
  • "My instinct as a journalist took it to be announced in newspapers," (en)
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  • 1964 (xsd:integer)
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  • Burhanuddin Mohammad Diah (7 April 1917 – 10 Juni 1996) adalah seorang tokoh pers, pejuang kemerdekaan, diplomat, dan pengusaha Indonesia. (in)
  • Burhanuddin Mohammad Diah (7 April 1917 – 10 June 1996), born only as Burhanuddin, was an Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and businessman, who served as the 18th Indonesian Minister of Information from 1966 until 1968, under the presidencies of Sukarno and Suharto, during the transition to the New Order. He was present at the time of the Proclamation of Independence was being formulated, and was a figure who played an important role in saving the original text of the Proclamation. (en)
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