1. Soepomo was an Indonesian politician and lawyer who served as the country's first Minister of Justice from August until November 1945 and again from December 1949 until 6 September 1950.
12 Facts About Soepomo
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Soepomo was born on 22 January 1903, in Sukoharjo, Dutch East Indies.
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Soepomo came from a noble family; his maternal and paternal grandfathers were both high-ranking government officials.
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Soepomo began his education in 1917 when he was enrolled at a Europeesche Lagere School in Boyolali.
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Soepomo graduated in 1920 and continued his studies at Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs in Surakarta.
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Soepomo graduated in 1927, with his thesis, entitled "Agrarian System Reform in the Surakarta Area", containing both a description of the agrarian system in Surakarta and veiled critiques of Dutch colonialism.
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Soepomo then joined the Jong Java youth association and wrote a paper entitled "Indonesian Women in Law", which he presented together with future Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo at the 1928 Women's Congress.
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Soepomo spoke out against the idea of an Islamic state.
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Soepomo deliberately produced a constitution that had a strong central government with power concentrated with the president, and without a clear system of checks and balances, in line with his opinions.
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Soepomo believed this system would avoid conflicts of interest between the government and the people.
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From 1954 to 1956, Soepomo was Indonesia's ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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On 14 May 1965, Soepomo was posthumously declared an Indonesian National Hero by President Sukarno.