1. Raden Mas Margono Djojohadikusumo was an Indonesian politician and banker.
19 Facts About Margono Djojohadikusumo
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Margono Djojohadikusumo was the founder and the first president of Bank Negara Indonesia, and was a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo was the paternal grandfather of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo's father was part of the Javanese aristocracy, and served in the colonial civil service's district government and in its courts.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo began studying at an Europeesche Lagere School in 1901, and after graduating in 1907 he continued his studies at an Opleiding School Voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren in Magelang until 1911.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo then joined the Dutch People's Credit Service in 1917, taking a course in Batavia to become an adjutant inspector in 1921.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo was assigned to Madiun and Malang before being placed as an inspector in Batavia by 1927.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo attended the Co-operative Congress in 1938 as part of this assignment, representing the Dutch East Indies.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo was appointed into the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo then went to Vice President Mohammad Hatta, who approved and signed off on his proposal.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo then travelled to cities in Java to raise funding for the new bank, and secured money from a public fund supporting Indonesian independence.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo recruited staff for the new bank, and established a location in Jakarta before relocating to Yogyakarta due to increased Dutch presence in Jakarta.
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The bank was chartered as Bank Negara Indonesia on 5 July 1946, Margono Djojohadikusumo becoming its first president.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo was briefly imprisoned by Dutch forces following Operation Kraai in 1948.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo served as president of the State Industrial Bank since its founding in 1951 until he was replaced as president of both BNI and the industrial bank in October 1953.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo published his memoir, titled Reminiscences from 3 Historical Periods: A Family Tradition Put in Writing, in 1973.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo's older daughter, Sukartini Djojohadikusumo, was born in 1919 and became an Indonesian centenarian in 2019.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo's name is used as a street name in Jakarta.
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Margono Djojohadikusumo's biography is an inspiration for the Indonesian film, Merah Putih.