Soedjatmoko
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Soedjatmoko, more colloquially referred to as Bung Koko, was an Indonesian intellectual, diplomat, and politician. He was born into a noble father and mother in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra. After finishi
Official portrait, 1968
Indonesian President Sukarno, whose Guided Democracy policy Soedjatmoko opposed
Soedjatmoko's brother-in-law, Sutan Sjahrir (pictured in 1946)
United Nations University
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The United Nations University is the think tank and academic arm of the United Nations. Headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, with diplomatic status as a UN institution, its mission is to help resol
Soedjatmoko
…and a half years. In 1978 Soedjatmoko received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding, and in 1980 he was chosen as rector of the United Nations University in Tokyo. Two years after returning from Japan, Soedjatmoko died of cardiac arrest while teaching in Yogyakarta. Soedjatmoko was born on 10 January…
United Nations University in Tokyo
Entrance to the United Nations University, Tokyo building