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Louisa Zecha
Francisca Louisa Zecha (1848–1939), usually known as Louisa Zecha, was a prominent, colonial Indonesian community leader and the ''Indo''-Bohemian matriarch of the Lauw-Sim-Zecha family, part of the 'Cabang Atas' gentry of the Dutch East Indies (today Indonesia). She attracted significant attention due to her controversial interracial marriages to two ''Peranakan'' Chinese magnates, Lauw Tek Lok, ''Luitenant der Chinezen'' of Bekasi and Sim Keng Koen, ''Kapitein der Chinezen'' of Sukabumi. The posts of ''Kapitein'' and ''Luitenant der Chinezen'' were high-ranking civil administration positions in the Dutch colonial bureaucracy. Zecha's community leadership, philanthropy, personal bravery and longevity earned her widespread respect and admiration in colonial society by the time she died in 1939. Biography Born in 1848 in Batavia, Java, Francisca Louisa Zecha was the daughter of a Bohemian engraver and adventurer, Josef Zecha. Her first husband, Lauw Tek Lok, was a prominent a ...
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Jakarta
Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and an autonomous region at the provincial level. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, Jakarta is the List of cities in ASEAN by population, largest metropole in Southeast Asia and serves as the diplomatic capital of ASEAN. The Special Region has a status equivalent to that of a Provinces of Indonesia, province and is bordered by two other provinces: West Java to the south and east; and Banten to the west. Its coastline faces the Java Sea to the north, and it shares a maritime border with Lampung to the west. Jakarta metropolitan area, Jakarta's metropolitan area is List of ASEAN country subdivisions by GDP, ASEAN's second largest economy after Singapore. In 2023, the city's Gros ...
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Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad
The ''Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad'' (; Batavian Newspaper) was one of the leading and largest daily newspapers in the Dutch East Indies. It was based in Batavia (now Jakarta) on Java, but read throughout the archipelago. It was founded by the famous Dutch newspaperman and author P. A. Daum in 1885 and existed to 1957. The innovative and popular newspaper was very critical towards the colonial government and became a mouthpiece for the Indos in the Dutch East Indies, who were the largest Dutch speaking segment of society. Over the years it had employed many leading figures from the Indo-European (Eurasian) community, including: E. du Perron, Ernest Douwes Dekker and Tjalie Robinson. P.A. Daum's successor as editor in chief Karel Zaalberg, became the founder of the ''Indo Europeesch Verbond'', the largest social movement and political organisation for Indo-Europeans. The progressive newspaper also gave ample publicity to the plight of the indigenous peasantry and the evolution of Ind ...
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Jatinegara
Jatinegara (originally known as Meester Cornelis or Meester/Mester for short) is one of the districts () of the administrative city of East Jakarta, Indonesia. The name also refers to the larger, historic area of the colonial town of Meester Cornelis. Established in the 17th century, Jatinegara is one of the oldest areas in Jakarta, and contains a number of buildings from the colonial period. The area is historically known for its cosmopolitan character, dominated formerly by indigenous Christians from the so-called Outer Islands, but also with sizeable Chinese and Arab communities ( or 'foreign orientals'). Jatinegara railway station, one of the biggest railway stations in Jakarta, is located on the boundary between the districts of Jatinegara and Matraman. Another Jatinegara, an administrative village in Cakung, has no known historic connection to Jatinegara in Jakarta. History Pre-colonial era The name Jatinegara is derived from ''Jatina Nagara'', Sundanese for "the might ...
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Insurgents
An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric nature: small irregular forces face a large, well-equipped, regular military force state adversary. Due to this asymmetry, insurgents avoid large-scale direct battles, opting instead to blend in with the civilian population (often in rural areas) where they gradually expand territorial control and military forces. Insurgency frequently hinges on control of and collaboration with local populations. An insurgency can be fought via counter-insurgency warfare, as well as other political, economic and social actions of various kinds. Due to the blending of insurgents with the civilian population, insurgencies tend to involve considerable violence against civilians (by the state and the insurgents). State attempts to quell insurgencies frequently lead to the infliction of indiscriminate vio ...
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Uprising
Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a portion of a state. A rebellion is often caused by political, religious, or social grievances that originate from a perceived inequality or marginalization. ''Rebellion'' comes from Latin ''re'' and ''bellum'', and in Lockian philosophy refers to the responsibility of the people to overthrow unjust government. Classification Uprisings which revolt, resisting and taking direct action against an authority, law or policy, as well as organize, are rebellions. An insurrection is an uprising to change the government. If a government does not recognize rebels as belligerents, then they are insurgents and the revolt is an insurgency. In a larger conflict, the rebels may be recognized as belligerents without their government being recogniz ...
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The Lauw-Sim-Zecha Family
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ...
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Mely G
Melly, Mely or Mellie can refer to: Surname * André Melly (1802–1851) cotton merchant and entomologist *Andrée Melly (1932-2020), English actress * Charles Pierre Melly (1829–1888), English philanthropist * Edward Melly (1857-1941) English philanthropist and businessman * Florence Melly (1856–1928) English educationist *George Melly (1926–2007), English singer, critic, writer and lecturer * George Melly (MP) (1830–1894), English merchant, shipowner and politician * Julius Kibiwott Melly, elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in 2013 Given name, nickname or stage name * Mellie Francon (born 1982), Swiss snowboarder * (born 1983), Indonesian singer *Melly Goeslaw, stage name of Indonesian singer and songwriter Mellyana Goeslaw Hoed (born 1974) * , Indonesian singer, actress and presenter born Meli Nuryani in 2004 *Melly Oitzl (born 1955), Austrian behavioral neuroscientist * Mely Romero Celis (born 1977), Mexican politician *Melly Still (born 1962), British direc ...
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De Locomotief
''De Locomotief'' was the first newspaper published in Semarang, in the era of Dutch East Indies. It was established in 1845 and led by Pieter Brooshooft, an ethical political activist. The daily was originally named ''Semarangsch Nieuws en Advertentieblad''. In 1863 it was renamed ''De Locomotief'', after the passage of the first train in Semarang. The paper was closed during the World War II, second world war but in 1947 the daily ''De Locomotief'' was re-opened again. The Dutch language newspaper was cited outside of Indonesia in the 1950s as a source of information about Indonesian National Revolution, Indonesian War of Independence issues. In 1956, the newspaper was closed and the building was taken over by the Bumi Daya Bank after the renovation. A significant part of the run of the newspaper was microfilmed. The material in the newspaper has been used to review events that occurred during the era of the Netherlands East Indies. Dates * Started: January 1864 * Suspende ...
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West Java
West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to the west, the Java Sea to the north, the province of Central Java to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. With Banten, this province is the native homeland of the Sundanese people, the Ethnic groups in Indonesia, second-largest ethnic group in Indonesia. West Java was one of the first eight provinces of Indonesia formed following the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, country's independence proclamation and was later legally re-established on 14 July 1950. In 1966, the city of Jakarta was split off from West Java as a 'special capital region' (), with a status equivalent to that of a province, while in 2000 the western parts of the province were in turn split away to form a separate Banten province. Even following these split- ...
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Kong Koan
A kong koan (; Dutch: ''Chinezen Raad''; Indonesian: ''Raad Tjina'') or "chinese council", was a high government body in the major capitals of the Dutch East Indies, consisting of all incumbent Chinese officers in those cities. It acted as both a judicial and executive authority and constituted part of the Dutch colonial system of indirect rule. The ''rechtszitting'', or official seat or building, housing the kong koan was called a kong tong (; literally "tribunal" or "law court"). Overview The Kong Koan as a government body was inseparable from the institution of Chinese officers, who were high-ranking civil administrators, appointed by the Dutch colonial authorities to govern the local Chinese community in colonial Indonesia. In the larger cities, the active officers sat as a council, the Kong Koan, in order to adjudicate justice, govern the local Chinese community and implement the directives of the colonial government. In executing these responsibilities, the Kong Koan had i ...
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