Raden MasSoerjopranoto | |
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Born | (1871-01-11)11 January 1871 Pakualaman, Yogyakarta |
Died | 15 October 1959(1959-10-15) (aged 88) Bandung, Indonesia |
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Known for | Founding and leading the Personeel Fabriek Bond (PFB) |
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Soerjopranoto (EYD: Suryopranoto; 11 January 1871 – 15 October 1959) was an Indonesian politician and labor leader. He founded and lead the Personeel Fabriek Bond (PFB), a labor union associated with the Sarekat Islam movement, of which he was a member of from 1915 to 1933. He was dubbed "The Strike King" by the Dutch press for his involvement in the labor movement. He was also the elder brother of Ki Hajar Dewantara, a pro-independence activist and nationalist. Following his death, Soerjopranoto was proclaimed a national hero by President Sukarno.
See also
- Ki Hajar Dewantara, his brother.
References
Citations
- Setiawan, Andri (4 March 2020). "Soerjopranoto Si Raja Mogok" [Soerjopranoto The Strike King]. historia.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- Raditya, Iswara N. (11 January 2019). "Sejarah Hidup Soerjopranoto: Gerak Juang Kakak Ki Hadjar Dewantara" [Life History of Soerjopranoto: The Struggle of Ki Hadjar Dewantara's Brother]. tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- Raditya, Iswara N. (15 October 2021). "Soerjopranoto: Ketika Ningrat Jawa Bergerak Membela Rakyat Jelata" [Soerjopranoto: When a Javanese Aristocrat Moved to Defend the Common Folk]. tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
Sources
- Shiraishi, Takashi (1990). An Age in Motion: Popular Radicalism in Java, 1912-1926. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801421884.
- Kahin, George McTurnan (1952). Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801491088.