Soetardjo Petition

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The Soetardjo Petition was a 1936 proposal submitted to the Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies calling for a gradual, negotiated path toward Indonesian self-government within a Dutch commonwealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional proposal
historical document
political petition
appliesTo Indonesia NERFINISHED
approach gradual path to self-government
negotiated constitutional change
archivalStatus preserved in colonial administrative records
author Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo NERFINISHED
colonialPower Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
country Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED
dateSubmitted 1936
decisionBody Dutch government in The Hague NERFINISHED
goal Indonesian self-government
negotiated autonomy for the Dutch East Indies
self-government within a Dutch commonwealth
historicalSignificance early formal demand for Indonesian self-government
milestone in the evolution of Indonesian nationalist strategy
influenced later Indonesian constitutional debates
language Dutch
legalNature motion in a colonial legislature
legislativeBody Volksraad NERFINISHED
location Batavia NERFINISHED
opposedBy conservative colonial officials
politicalContext Dutch colonial rule in the East Indies
politicalPosition moderate nationalist
precedes Indonesian National Revolution NERFINISHED
Proclamation of Indonesian Independence NERFINISHED
presentedBy Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo NERFINISHED
proposedForm Dutch commonwealth NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
relatedConcept Indonesian self-determination
commonwealth model of empire
relatedEvent rise of Indonesian nationalist movement in the 1930s
result rejected by the Dutch government
status not implemented
submittedTo Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED
supportedBy Indonesian nationalist members of the Volksraad
timePeriod late colonial period in Indonesia
topic Indonesian nationalism
autonomy within empire
constitutional reform
decolonization
year 1936

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