56 Facts About Muhammad Hatta

Mohammad Muhammad Hatta was an Indonesian statesman and nationalist who served as the country's first vice president.

Muhammad Hatta was born in Fort de Kock, Dutch East Indies .

Muhammad Hatta was born in Fort De Kock on 12 August 1902 into a prominent and strongly Islamic family.

Muhammad Hatta's grandfather, Sheikh Abdurrahman, was a respected Naqshbandi-Khalidi murshid in Batuhampar, near Payakumbuh.

Muhammad Hatta went to the Dutch language elementary school in Padang from 1913 to 1916 after he had finished Sekolah Melayu in Bukittinggi.

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Muhammad Hatta was interested in football; he joined his school's football team and was made its chairman.

Muhammad Hatta broadened his sphere of contacts by using his position.

Muhammad Hatta used to visit the office of the Sarikat Usaha, led by Taher Marah Soetan.

Muhammad Hatta was chosen the treasurer of the branch of the Jong Sumatranen Bond, which was first established in Padang in 1918.

Muhammad Hatta completed his study with distinction in 1921, and was allowed to continue to study at Erasmus University Rotterdam in Rotterdam.

Muhammad Hatta took economics as his major and earned a doctorandus degree in 1932.

Muhammad Hatta then continued to pursue the doctorate degree, and completed all requirements to be awarded it, but he never finished his thesis.

On his inauguration, Muhammad Hatta delivered a speech with the title of "The Economic World Structure and the Conflict of Power", in which he supported the idea of Indonesian non-cooperation with the Dutch colonial government in order to gain its independence.

In February 1927, Muhammad Hatta went to Brussels to attend a congress held by the League Against Imperialism and Colonial Oppression.

Muhammad Hatta met many other prominent nationalists there, including Jawaharlal Nehru from India, Mohammad Hafiz Ramadan Bey from Egypt and Lamine Senghor from Senegal.

Later in the year, Muhammad Hatta attended another congress held by the International Women's League for Peace and Freedom in Switzerland.

On that occasion, Muhammad Hatta delivered a speech with the title of "Indonesia and her Independence Problem".

Muhammad Hatta made a speech to the court explaining that Indonesia's interests were in conflict with those of the Dutch, and that was why they could not cooperate.

Muhammad Hatta advocated cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands, but only if Indonesia was independent and treated as an equal partner, not unequally because of its status as a colony.

Muhammad Hatta returned home in 1932 to an Indonesia whose nationalist momentum had been slowed down by the arrest and imprisonment of Sukarno.

Between 1932 and 1933, Muhammad Hatta wrote articles on politics and economics for the New PNI's newspaper Daulat Rakyat .

Muhammad Hatta seemed to be extremely critical of Sukarno at this point in time.

When Muhammad Hatta arrived there, he was told by the local authorities that he had two options.

Muhammad Hatta commented if he had decided to take a job as a civil servant in Jakarta, he would have earned a lot of money and knowing that, there was no need to go to Boven Digoel to be paid cheaply.

Muhammad Hatta earned enough money from that to make ends meet at Boven Digoel and to support his colleagues who had financial troubles.

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Muhammad Hatta used his books to give his colleagues lessons on economics, history, and philosophy.

Muhammad Hatta adopted a local boy, Des Alwi, as his son while living in Bandaneira.

In Jakarta, Muhammad Hatta met with Major General Kumakichi Harada, the Interim Head of Government.

Harada asked Muhammad Hatta to become an advisor for the occupational Government.

Muhammad Hatta accepted the job and then asked Harada if Japan was here to colonize Indonesia.

In July 1942, Muhammad Hatta was reunited with Sukarno who after Flores had been transferred to Sumatra before the Japanese arrived, and had been asked for his services.

Syahrir and Muhammad Hatta then went to see Sukarno, with Syahrir repeating his argument in front of Sukarno.

Muhammad Hatta then spoke out, saying that he was worried the Allies would see them as Japanese collaborators.

Muhammad Hatta, who was aware of this and Sukarno's superiority in the exchange, sarcastically commented on the youths' inability to proclaim independence without Sukarno.

On 18 August 1945, Muhammad Hatta was selected as Indonesia's first vice president by the PPKI to accompany Sukarno, who had been elected as the nation's first president.

Muhammad Hatta would make three important decisions in the republic's early days.

Muhammad Hatta was able to make these crucial decisions because Sukarno was unable to attend the meetings in question, leaving Muhammad Hatta in charge.

Muhammad Hatta continued on as the Prime Minister of the United States of Indonesia and presided over the transition of the federal state to the unitary state, which was made official on 17 August 1950.

Muhammad Hatta's remaining time as vice president, Hatta was regularly invited to deliver lectures in universities.

Muhammad Hatta engaged in intellectual pursuits, writing essays and books about topics such as the economy and cooperatives.

In July 1951, on the occasion of Cooperatives Day, Muhammad Hatta went on the radio to deliver a speech on cooperatives.

In 1948, Muhammad Hatta delivered a speech called "Rowing Between Two Rocks".

Muhammad Hatta said that Indonesian foreign policy has to look after its own interest first, not that of the US and the USSR.

In saying this, Muhammad Hatta wanted Indonesia to be independent in deciding its stance during the Cold War.

Muhammad Hatta added that Indonesia should be an active participant in world politics so that it would be Indonesia's interests that came first.

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In 1955, Muhammad Hatta announced that when the new People's Representative Council as well as the Constitutional Assembly, a body commissioned to create a new constitution, were formed as a result of the year's legislative and assembly elections, he would retire from the vice presidency.

Muhammad Hatta had continued to advise Sukarno against taking this road but he was ignored.

Muhammad Hatta finally gave up and thought that he could no longer work with Sukarno.

Muhammad Hatta's retirement caused shockwaves all around Indonesia, especially for those of non-Javanese ethnicity.

The impact of Muhammad Hatta's retirement was evident in the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia rebellion which wanted to break free from Indonesia, and the Universal Struggle movement, which asked for decentralization.

Muhammad Hatta said that the revolution ended with the Dutch recognition of Indonesian sovereignty and that the government's focus should be on development.

In July 1978, together with Abdul Haris Nasution, Muhammad Hatta set up the Institute for Constitutional Awareness Foundation, set up to act as a forum for critics of Suharto's regime.

Muhammad Hatta died on 14 March 1980 at 18:56 at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, after eleven days of being treated there.

Muhammad Hatta was designated as a proclaiming hero in 1986 by the Suharto government.

Muhammad Hatta did not want to get married until Indonesia was independent.

Muhammad Hatta's currently serves as President of the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party.