Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati
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Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati (new spelling: Cokorda Gde Raka Sukawati), (born January 15, 1899 in Ubud
, Gianyar, Bali
) was the only President of the State of East Indonesia
from 1946 to its disestablishment in 1950. His title Tjokorda Gde indicates that Soekawati belonged to the highest ksatria (one of the four noble castes in Bali). In 1933 he married a French woman named Fransche.
auditors. At the end of the same year he was mantripolitie (a title for indigenous officials) to Denpasar
. In 1919, he had political ambitions and was promoted to Punggawa (district) of his birthplace Ubud
. In 1924 he was elected member of the People's Council, which he held until 1927. Then, in the same year, he was a member of the board of delegates of the People's Council. At the end of 1931 he went to study in Europe. In 1932 he continued his journey to Holland to study agriculture and animal husbandry.
and was chosen as interim president of The State of East Indonesia
. The conference also led to the formation of the Provisional Parliament of East Indonesia. On April 21, 1950, he successfully negotiated East Indonesia's integration into a unitary
Republic of Indonesia, heeding majority support for a unitary state.
Ubud
Ubud is a town on the Indonesian island of Bali in Ubud District, located amongst rice paddies and steep ravines in the central foothills of the Gianyar regency...
, Gianyar, Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
) was the only President of the State of East Indonesia
State of East Indonesia
The State of East Indonesia was a post-World War II establishment of a government over the former Dutch territory of the eastern Netherlands East Indies...
from 1946 to its disestablishment in 1950. His title Tjokorda Gde indicates that Soekawati belonged to the highest ksatria (one of the four noble castes in Bali). In 1933 he married a French woman named Fransche.
Education
In his young years, Soekawati attended a school for Indonesian officials. In 1918 he was an official Indonesian candidate appointed by the BandungBandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
auditors. At the end of the same year he was mantripolitie (a title for indigenous officials) to Denpasar
Denpasar
Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has a rapidly expanding population of 788,445 in 2010, up from 533,252 in the previous decade. It is located at .-History:...
. In 1919, he had political ambitions and was promoted to Punggawa (district) of his birthplace Ubud
Ubud
Ubud is a town on the Indonesian island of Bali in Ubud District, located amongst rice paddies and steep ravines in the central foothills of the Gianyar regency...
. In 1924 he was elected member of the People's Council, which he held until 1927. Then, in the same year, he was a member of the board of delegates of the People's Council. At the end of 1931 he went to study in Europe. In 1932 he continued his journey to Holland to study agriculture and animal husbandry.
President of The State of East Indonesia
Between December 18 to 24 1946, he attended the conference in DenpasarDenpasar
Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has a rapidly expanding population of 788,445 in 2010, up from 533,252 in the previous decade. It is located at .-History:...
and was chosen as interim president of The State of East Indonesia
State of East Indonesia
The State of East Indonesia was a post-World War II establishment of a government over the former Dutch territory of the eastern Netherlands East Indies...
. The conference also led to the formation of the Provisional Parliament of East Indonesia. On April 21, 1950, he successfully negotiated East Indonesia's integration into a unitary
Unitary state
A unitary state is a state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions exercise only powers that their central government chooses to delegate...
Republic of Indonesia, heeding majority support for a unitary state.
Sources in Dutch
- Hoe de Baliër zich kleedt (1926),p. 12