Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer

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Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer was a Dutch colonial administrator and diplomat best known for serving as the last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies before and during the early years of World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrator
diplomat
human
politician
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
employer Dutch East Indies administration
Government of the Netherlands
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
fieldOfWork colonial administration
diplomacy
public administration
givenName Alidius
hasActivity diplomatic negotiation
governance
public administration
hasHonorificTitle Jonkheer
hasRole representative of the Dutch Crown in the Dutch East Indies
ideology Dutch liberal-conservative politics
languageSpoken Dutch
English
French
German
memberOf Dutch nobility
name Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
notableEvent oversaw Dutch East Indies administration during Japanese threat in World War II
surrender negotiations with the Japanese forces in the Dutch East Indies
notableFor being the last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
role during the early years of World War II in the Dutch East Indies
notableWork administrative leadership of the Dutch East Indies before Japanese occupation
occupation colonial administrator
diplomat
politician
participatedIn World War II
partOf Dutch colonial empire
positionHeld Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Queen's Commissioner in the province of Groningen
member of the Council of State of the Netherlands
religion Protestantism
residence Dutch East Indies
Netherlands
sexOrGender male
sphereOfInfluence Dutch East Indies
Netherlands
workLocation Batavia
The Hague


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