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.
Statements (43)
| 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historical document ⓘ political petition ⓘ |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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