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The Tale of the King of Tire

The story of one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the 1960s era. His trace completely vanished after the transfer of power.

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Illustration of Bram Tambunan. (Betaria Sarulina/Historia.ID).

16 Jan 2023
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THAT morning, President Sukarno was chatting over coffee with his closest friends at the Merdeka Palace. The head of state was informed of bad news from Ibrahim "Bram" Tambunan who told him about Indonesia's export of agricultural products that was being boycotted to enter the European market. As a solution, Bram suggested opening a trade office in the Netherlands that would handle the import of agricultural products from Indonesia and the export of industrial goods to Indonesia. Sukarno fully supported his idea.

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