Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung

Who was Ida Anak Agung Gde Agung?

Ida Anak Agung Gede Agung was the Raja of Gianyar. He studied law at the Rechtshogeschool in Batavia and obtained a Doctorate of History in Holland. He served as the premier for Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati, a key figure in the East Indonesian government based in Sulawesi. Following the transfer of sovereignty on December 27, 1949, Ida served as a member of the short-lived RUSI Cabinet but held no ministerial portforlio. Due to his Federalist sympathies, he politically feuded with Sukarno who advocated a unitary Republic of Indonesia. Following the abolishment of the federal system in 1950, he served as the Indonesian Ambassador to Belgium. He was jailed from 1962 to 1966. He died in 1999.