1. Kanjeng Raden Mas Tumenggung Wongsonegoro was an Indonesian politician who served in various offices, including as deputy prime minister and governor of Central Java.
19 Facts About Wongsonegoro
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Wongsonegoro was born on 20 April 1895, in Surakarta, Central Java, as R M Soenardi.
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Wongsonegoro started his education at the Standardschool, before continuing to the Europeesche Lagere School, an elementary school for Europeans and indigenous people of noble descent, and graduated in 1911.
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Wongsonegoro again continued his education at the Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs school, the equivalent of junior high school, which he completed in 1914.
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Wongsonegoro then worked as a self-employed government employee to support his education.
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Wongsonegoro studied at the Rechtshoogeschool in Batavia and completed his education in 1919.
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Wongsonegoro continued his career at the kepatihan office with the rank of Panewu, then became a prosecutor.
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Wongsonegoro was active in the Budi Utomo and Jong Java organizations.
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In 1939, until the arrival of the Japanese occupation government, Wongsonegoro served as Regent of Sragen.
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Wongsonegoro took part in preparing the formulation of Article 2 and Article 9 of the 1945 Constitution and participated in the debate about it.
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On 19 August 1945, Wongsonegoro announced over the radio that all power over the Semarang area was declared to be included in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.
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Wongsonegoro was then appointed became the deputy governor of Central Java who was domiciled at a time in Semarang, while Raden Pandji Soeroso was serving as Governor of Central Java.
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Wongsonegoro himself was asked to resign by his party before the collapse.
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Wongsonegoro then became Minister of Education and Culture from 27 April 1951 to 3 April 1952.
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Wongsonegoro received a mixed reception as formateur, with nationalist and communist groups in favour and Muslim and socialist groups against him.
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Communist Party leader Dipa Nusantara Aidit, a hearty supporter of Wongsonegoro, spoke extremely softly to him at public meetings, to the point that at times the formateur "was obliged to ask another participant to be [Adiet's] microphone".
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Wongsonegoro took the position of Deputy Prime Minister in this cabinet, later taking on additional duties as acting Minister of State with Responsibility for State Welfare on 29 September 1953.
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Wongsonegoro died on 4 March 1974 in the capital city of Jakarta.
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Wongsonegoro's body was buried in the Kendaran Palace Family Cemetery in Tirip Village, Sukoharjo, Surakarta.