Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer | |
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.jpg) Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh, 1935 | |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 16 September 1936 – 8 March 1942 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Preceded by | Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge |
| Succeeded by | Hubertus van Mook (in exile) |
| Queen's Commissioner in Groningen | |
| In office 1925–1933 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Preceded by | Edzard Tjarda van Starkenborgh |
| Succeeded by | Joachimus Pieter Fockema Andreae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1888 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 16 August 1978 (aged 90) Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
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Jonkheer Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer (7 March 1888 – 16 August 1978) was a Dutch nobleman and statesman, primarily noted for being the last colonial Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia.[1] He was taken captive after accepting Japan's demands for an unconditional surrender of the islands on 9 March 1942.[2]
Tjarda was the 69th governor-general of the largest Dutch colony in Asia. He served from 1936 to 1942.
He came from an old noble family in Groningen and was the son of Edzard Tjarda van Starkenborgh-Stachouwer. his father Edzard was a professor of history, Dutch language and philosophy at a high school in Groningen and royal commissioner in the province of Groningen, as well as later burgomaster of the city, while his mother Christine Jacobe Quintus was music teacher and opera soprano. His personal name was Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus, while Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer was his noble and peerage title. However, historical sources often refer to him as simply Tjarda.
- ^ "Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda Van Starkenborgh Stachouwer". Biografisch Portaal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Dutch at Java Pledge to 'Fight on to the Death'", The Lowell Sun, 9 March 1942, p. 1