27 Facts About Wiranatakusumah V

Wiranatakusumah V was an Indonesian noble and politician.

Wiranatakusumah V served as the first and only Wali Negara of Pasundan, during the Indonesian National Revolution.

Wiranatakusumah V served as the first Minister of Home Affairs and the second chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council.

Wiranatakusumah V was educated at the Europeesche Lagere School, the Hogere Burgerschool, and later the Opleiding School Voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren.

Wiranatakusumah V's first career in government began when he was a clerk at Wedana Tanjungsari, Sumedang in 1910.

Wiranatakusumah V was opposed to the creation of the state, but agreed to serve as Wali Negara at the insistence of the people of West Java and the Indonesian government based in Yogyakarta, despite being ill at the time.

On 27 December 1949, the state of Pasundan was the first to rejoin the Republic of Indonesia, and on 8 March 1950, the state itself was dissolved, with Wiranatakusumah V giving up his mandate.

Wiranatakusumah V became a member of the Indonesian Islamic Union Party, and led the West Java branch of the PSII.

Raden Aria Adipati Wiranatakusumah V, born only as Raden Muharam, was born in Bandung, on 23 November 1888.

Wiranatakusumah V was later taken care of by 3 guardian parents, R Martanagara, R Ardinagara, and Suriadiningrat.

Wiranatakusumah V received his diploma in 1910, and continued his education to the Opleiding School Voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren, a school for the priyayi.

Wiranatakusumah V was then appointed to become a Police Mantri in Cibadak, Sukabumi and continued with the same position in Sukapura, Tasikmalaya.

Wiranatakusumah V was then appointed to the position of Regent of Cianjur, replacing Demang Natakusumah, with a salary of 1200 gulden.

Wiranatakusumah V served as the Regent of Cianjur for eight years, from 1912 until 1920, being replaced by Suriadiningrat.

Wiranatakusumah V did this by turning the areas of Cihea and Ciranjang from swamps to farmland, by buying 750 hectares of local land and using the local workforce to turn these areas into arable farmland.

Wiranatakusumah V served as regent twice, first from 1920 until 1931, and then again from 1935 until 1945.

Wiranatakusumah V temporarily gave up his position as regent to move to Batavia in 1931, he regained the position in 1935.

Wiranatakusumah V became a member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence and the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence.

At this conference, Wiranatakusumah V was narrowly elected head of state, or Wali Negara, with Adil Poeradiredja, the head of the pro-republican faction, being elected prime minister.

On 19 March 1948, Wiranatakusumah finally arrived in the Andir Airfield in Bandung.

Wiranatakusumah V was greeted by the populace of the State of Pasundan.

Wiranatakusumah V was then inaugurated as Wali Negar on 24 April 1948.

On 10 February 1950, located at the Pakuan building, the residence of the Wali Negara, Wiranatakusumah V, represented by his deputy, Djuarsa, handed over his power as the Wali Negara of Pasundan to the Commisary of the United States of Indonesia for West Java, Sewaka.

Wiranatakusumah V became a member of the Indonesian Islamic Union Party, and lead the West Java branch of the PSII.

Wiranatakusumah V had 7 different wives, and 24 children, with 12 being male and 12 being female.

Wiranatakusumah V then remarried to his second wife R A Soehanah, until they divorced in 1916.

Wiranatakusumah V remarried again in 1936 to R A Rohanah Yudabrata, he divorced her in 1944.