1. Mochtar Kusumaatmadja was an Indonesian diplomat and politician.
16 Facts About Mochtar Kusumaatmadja
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja was Indonesia's minister of justice from 1974 until 1978 and foreign minister from 1978 until 1988.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja joined the Union of Youth Students in Indonesia after independence in 1945 and fought in the Indonesian National Revolution as a member of the Student Army and the People's Security Army.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja graduated in 1955 with an undergraduate degree from the University of Indonesia and a Master of Laws degree from Yale Law School.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja attended further university education at Padjadjaran University and obtained a doctorate in 1962.
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However, the concept contradicted the government's view on law, and Mochtar Kusumaatmadja was forced to reside overseas.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja worked briefly at Bank Indonesia's Foreign Exchange Institute before becoming a lecturer at Padjadjaran University.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja taught international law in the university, with a specialty in the field of the law of the sea.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja taught in other academic institutions, including the University of Indonesia and the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja became the conceptor for various statutes such as the law on Indonesia's waters and the country's doctrine regarding the continental shelf.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja himself hoped that the curriculum could produce lawyers that improve the legal system of Indonesia instead of accepting it as it is.
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Inside his own university, Mochtar Kusumaatmadja established a research institute for the law faculty.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja was made Minister of Justice in a reshuffle of the Second Development Cabinet on 22 January 1974.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja renamed the institute, increased the amount of budget allocated from the institute, and altered the organizational structure.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja's focus instead was to present Indonesia as a civil country and dismiss its image as a militaristic and cronyistic country.
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Mochtar Kusumaatmadja was buried on the same day at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery.