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[[File:Subandrio 1963.jpg|150px|thumb|Subandrio at the ceremonies marking the transfer of [[United Nations Temporary Executive Authority|West New Guinea]] to Indonesian control on 1 May 1963|left]]
Subandrio was born in [[Malang]], [[East Java]], and educated at the Sekolah Tinggi Kedokteran Jakarta (GHS) in [[Jakarta]]. As a medical student he was active in the movement for independence. During [[World War II]], while practicing medicine, he worked with [[Japanese occupation of Indonesia|anti-Japanese resistance forces]]. After the war he was appointed secretary-general of the information ministry.
After 1945 Subandrio became a supporter of the nationalist leader Sukarno, and was sent as Sukarno's special envoy in [[Europe]], establishing an information office in London in 1947. From 1954 to 1956, he was ambassador to the [[Soviet Union]]. During this time he developed strong left wing views, although he was never a Communist as later alleged.
==Cabinet minister==
In 1956 Sukarno recalled him to Jakarta to become secretary-general of the foreign ministry, and then Foreign Minister. In 1960 he was also made Second Deputy Prime Minister, and in 1962 he was appointed Minister for Foreign Economic Relations. He held all three posts, and also acted as intelligence chief, until 1966.
Subandrio was the main architect of Indonesia's left-wing foreign policy during this period, including the alliance with the [[People's Republic of China]] and the policy of "[[Konfrontasi|Confrontation]]" with [[Malaysia]], which created great hostility between Indonesia and the western powers, particularly the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. He was heavily involved in the [[Sunda Straits Crisis]] of 1964, when the British aircraft carrier HMS ''Victorious'' passed through Indonesian waters without proper approval.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Britain and the Confrontation with Indonesia, 1960–66.|last=Easter|first=Davis|publisher=I.B. Tauris|year=2012|isbn=9780857721150|location=|pages=100}}</ref>
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