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President Of The State Of East Indonesia
The president of the State of East Indonesia () was the head of state of the State of East Indonesia () from 1946 until 1950, when the NIT was dissolved into the Republic of Indonesia. Balinese nobleman and politician Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati was the first and only person to have served as president, though the speaker of the Provisional Representative Body of East Indonesia, Provisional Representative Body would take over as acting president when Soekawati went on overseas trips. History Background Following the end of World War II, Indonesian nationalists Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, proclaimed the country's independence on 17 August 1945, beginning the Indonesian National Revolution as they fought the returning Dutch who were reluctant to recognize the new Republic of Indonesia. In Eastern Indonesia, however, the Dutch faced minimal resistance as the Republican government based in Java had "no power, no army and no weapons in this part of Indonesia" to fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati
Tjokorda Gdé Raka Soekawati ( EYD: Cokorda Gdé Raka Sukawati; ; 15 January 1899 – 1967) was a Balinese nobleman and politician who served as the first and only president of the State of East Indonesia from 1946 until its dissolution in 1950. His title, ''Tjokorda Gdé'', signaled that Soekawati belonged to the highest ksatria (one of the four noble castes in Bali). He had two wives, the first a Balinese, Gusti Agung Niang Putu, who gave him a son named Tjokorda Ngurah Wim Sukawati. In 1933, he married a French woman named Gilbert Vincent, who gave him two children.''Hoe de Baliër zich kleedt'' (1926), p. 12 Biography Early life and education Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati was born on 15 January 1899 in Ubud on the island of Bali, then part of the Dutch East Indies and now part of the Gianyar district of the Indonesian province of Bali. Balinese by ethnicity, he belonged to the Balinese caste of ksatria, corresponding to the Indian kshatriyas, as indicated by the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |