Sutomo | |
|---|---|
_di_Republik_Indonesia,_p379.jpg) Official portrait, c. 1955 | |
| Member of the People's Representative Council | |
| In office 26 March 1956 – 22 July 1959 | |
| Constituency | East Java |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 11 August 1955 – 3 March 1956 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Succeeded by | Awaluddin Djamin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sutomo 3 October 1920 Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 7 October 1981 (aged 61) Mount Arafat, Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Political party | Indonesian People's Party (PRI) |
| Spouse |
Sulistina Sutomo (m. 1947) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | |
| Nickname | "Bung Tomo" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service |
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| Years of service | 1944 – 1949 |
| Battles/wars | |
Sutomo (Old spelling: Soetomo; 3 October 1920 – 7 October 1981), more colloquially referred to by his nickname Bung Tomo, was an Indonesian politician, journalist, military leader, and national hero. Born in the centre of Surabaya, to a family of mixed ancestry, he worked as a journalist for the Dōmei Tsushin. During the early stages of the Indonesian National Revolution, he played a key role when fighting broke out in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and Anglo-Indian forces. After the end of the national revolution, he left the army, and became a politician.
He founded his own political party, the Indonesian People's Party (PRI), and served as as state minister, and later member of the national legislature during the 1950's. During the rough transition to the New Order regime, he initially supported general Suharto. However, he grew to dislike Suharto's regime and was imprisoned for three years as a result. He was released from prison in 1981, and died a few months later, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, during his Hajj pilgrimage.
Early life edit
Sutomo was born to an ethnically-mixed family, in Kampung Blauran, in the center of Surabaya, on 3 October 1920. His father, Kartawan Tjiptowidjojo, was a Javanese middle-class clerk working for the Dutch government. While his mother was of mixed Javanese, Sundanese, and Madurese descent.[1]
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References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Frederick 1982, p. 127.
Sources edit
- Siagian, Bemard, ed. (2005). 100 tokoh yang mengubah Indonesia: biografi singkat seratus tokoh paling berpengaruh dalam sejarah Indonesia di abad 20 [100 people who changed Indonesia: brief biographies of the 100 most influential figures in Indonesian history in the 20th century] (in Indonesian). Penerbit Narasi. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-979-756-475-9. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- Frederick, William H. (April 1982). "In Memoriam: Sutomo" (PDF). Indonesia. 33. Cornell University Southeast Asia Program: 127–128. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- People's Representative Council (1956). Hasil Rakjat Memilih Tokoh-tokoh Parlemen (Hasil Pemilihan Umum Pertama – 1955) di Republik Indonesia [Result of People Electing Parliamentary Members (Result of the First General Election – 1955) in the Republic of Indonesia] (PDF) (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Secretariat General of the People's Representative Council. pp. 379–380. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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