Harsono Tjokroaminoto (born 24 April 1912, in

Madiun Madiun () is a city in the western part of East Java, Indonesia, known for its agricultural center. The city has been administratively separate from the surrounding Madiun Regency since the formation of the two bodies in 1950, but the city remain ...

– 22 April 1992) was an Indonesian political figure leaning non-cooperative with the

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. Harsono is Minister of State for Administrative Improvement and Cleaning in

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. In the Dutch colonial period he had a career as a teacher and school inspector Kweekschool PSII, PSII region of

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. He helped and led various newspapers and magazines Islamic-leaning politics, author of several brochures, especially the character of politics and all Islam's. In the era of Japanese occupation he spent some time working on Domei

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, and had also came to be in captivity of the

Kempeitai The , , was the military police of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA). The organization also shared civilian secret police that specialized in clandestine and covert operation, counterinsurgency, counterintelligence, HUMINT, interrogated suspects ...

, for participating in the movement of Indonesian youth who want to knock down the Japanese government. In 1946, he served as deputy Secretary of State in the

Natsir Cabinet The Natsir Cabinet () was the first cabinet formed after the dissolution of the United Republic of Indonesia and returned to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. This cabinet was in charge from 6 September 1950 until 20 March 1951. ...

; and in 1955, he served as deputy

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in the Harahap Cabinet. On the physical revolution, the second son of the national hero

Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto (16 August 1882 – 17 December 1934), better known in Indonesia as H.O.S. Tjokroaminoto, was an Indonesian nationalist. He became one of the leaders of the Islamic Trade Union (), founded by Samanhudi, which became Sar ...

and sister of Siti Oetari, the first wife of the first President of the Republic of Indonesia,

Sukarno Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independenc ...

sits as a personal adviser to general

Soedirman Sudirman (; 24 January 1916 – 29 January 1950) was an Indonesian military officer and revolutionary during the Indonesian National Revolution and the first commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Born in Purbalingga, Dutch East Ind ...

and joined a guerrilla group with him, then became a member in the Committee for the

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to restore the Unitary Republic of Indonesia, lead goodwill Indonesian mission to the Islamic countries and became president of the Youth Congress of the Islamic world. In 1972-1975 he was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia to

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; and in 1976-1978 he served as a member of the Supreme Advisory Council.

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*''Soebagijo Ilham Notodidjojo''
Harsono Tjokroaminoto: Mengikuti jejak perjuangan sang ayah
1985 * ''Rustam Yusuf, Rozali Ishak, Sutrisno Kutoyo''
Autobiografi Harsono Tjokroaminoto selaku perintis kemerdekaan
1912 births 1992 deaths People from Madiun Ambassadors of Indonesia to Switzerland Deputy prime ministers of Indonesia Government ministers of Indonesia Tjokroaminoto family {{Authority control