Harsono Tjokroaminoto


Harsono Tjokroaminoto is an Indonesian political figure leaning non-cooperative with the Netherlands. Harsono is Minister of State for Administrative Improvement and Cleaning in Indonesia. In the Dutch period he had a career as a teacher and school inspector Kweekschool PSII, PSII region of North Sulawesi. He helped and led various newspapers and magazines Islamic-leaning politics, author of several brochures, especially the character of politics and all Islam's. In the era of Japan some time working on Domei Jakarta, and had also curled in captivity Kempeitai, for participating in the movement of Indonesian youth who want to knock down the Japanese government. In 1946, he served as deputy Secretary of State in the Natsir Cabinet; and in 1955, he served as deputy prime minister in the Harahap Cabinet.
On the physical revolution, the second son of the national hero Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto and sister of Siti Oetari, the first wife of the first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Sukarno sits as a personal adviser PangIima Soedirman and join a guerrilla with him, then became a member in the Committee for RIS RI to restore form NKRI, lead goodwill Indonesian mission to the Islamic countries and became president of the Youth Congress of the World Islam. In 1972-1975 he was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia to Switzerland; and in 1976-1978 he served as a member of the Supreme Advisory Council.