Ki Hajar Dewantara | |
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 Ki Hajar Dewantara in 1949 | |
| 1st Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia | |
| In office 2 September 1945 – 14 November 1945 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Todung Sutan Gunung Mulia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat 2 May 1889 Pakualaman, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 26 April 1959 (aged 69) Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| Spouse | Nyi Sutartinah |
| Children | Asti Wandansari Sudiro Alimurtolo Syailendra Wijaya Bambang Sokawati Dewantara Ratih Tarbiyah |
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Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat (EYD: Suwardi Suryaningrat); from 1922 also known as Ki Hadjar Dewantara (EYD: Ki Hajar Dewantara), which is also written as Ki Hajar Dewantoro to reflect its Javanese pronunciation (2 May 1889 in Pakualaman – 26 April 1959 in Yogyakarta), was a leading Indonesian independence movement activist, writer, columnist, politician, and pioneer of education for native Indonesians in Dutch colonial times. He founded the Taman Siswa school, an institution that provided education for indigenous commoners, which otherwise was limited to the Javanese aristocracy and the Dutch colonials.
He was honored as a National Hero of Indonesia by Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, on 28 November 1959.[1]
- ^ Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia No. 305 of 1959, dated 28 November 1959.