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The Bitter Life of Sutan Sjahrir

Towards the end of his life, Sutan Sjahrir lived as a prisoner under medical care. As bitter as it was, that period was the only time his daughter ever experienced life as part of a complete family.

16 Mar 2026

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Illustration of Sutan Sjahrir. (M.A. Yusuf/Historia.ID)

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SITI Rabyah Parvati was only five years old when she accompanied her father, Sutan Sjahrir, to Zurich, Switzerland, for medical treatment. Sjahrir had to seek treatment in Europe after suffering a stroke, which was caused by high blood pressure he had endured while in prison. With the permission of President Sukarno, Sjahrir was allowed to seek treatment abroad. In 1965, Sjahrir and his family left for Zurich.


“We got permission for Papa to seek treatment, as long as it wasn't in the Netherlands. So, we finally got permission to go to Zurich and receive treatment there. I was five years old back then,” recalled Siti Rabyah in a discussion titled “Sjahrir: Our Struggle” held at the Nasdem Library.


In 1962, Sjahrir was given political prisoner status by the Sukarno regime. Sjahrir, along with several opposition figures known as the “Bali Connection,” was accused of conspiring to harm President Sukarno. Shortly after Sjahrir was detained, his party, the Indonesian Socialist Party (PSI), was disbanded by the government. The PSI was disbanded along with Masyumi because its cadres were involved in the PRRI-Permesta regional movement.

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