12 Facts About Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo was an Indonesian politician who served as the first Governor of West Java in 1945.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo was born on 22 October 1890 in the village of Kunduran, within what is today Blora Regency.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo's father Kartoredjo was a district chief in Tuban.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo began attending a Europeesche Lagere School at the age of 8, despite the age limit for such schools being 6; according to a book later published by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Kartohadikusumo "had to be made 2 years younger" to fit this age limit.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo continued to study at a school for native bureaucrats in Magelang, during which he joined Budi Utomo and became chairman of its local office.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo was later relocated to the regency office of Bojonegoro and later Blora, serving as assistant to the district chiefs between 1913 and 1921.

In 1931, Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo was appointed to the Volksraad, representing the native bureaucrats.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo later cited the repression of left-wing political leaders following the De Zeven Provincien mutiny in 1933, and the weakening of the native Indonesian Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Surakarta Sunanate as his motivations for the petition.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo held a rank within the Defenders of the Homeland militia.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo was a proponent of the Greater Indonesia concept during his time at BPUPK.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo's governorship was based in Jakarta, and following the city's occupation by Allied forces, the governorship was transferred to Mohammad Djamin.

Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo later joined the Provisional People's Representative Council after the conclusion of the revolution.