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Daan Jahja
Brigadier general, Brig. Gen. Daan Jahja or Daan Yahya (5 January 1925 – 20 June 1985) was an Indonesian military officer who was the Chief of Staff of the Siliwangi Division in 1948 and the Military Governor of Jakarta from 1949 to 1950. Born from a Minangkabau people, Minangkabau family, Jahja joined the Indonesian nationalist movement and led the Siliwangi Division during its long march of 1948, being captured in the process. He participated in the Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference, and was appointed military governor of Jakarta following his return. He retired as a brigadier general, and died in 1985. Early life and education Daan Jahja was born on 5 January 1925 in Padang Panjang, West Sumatra, from a Minangkabau people, Minangkabau family. His father Jahja Datoek Kajo was a member of the Volksraad (Dutch East Indies), Volksraad and was a strong proponent of Indonesian nationalism. Jahja studied at the Konig Wilhelm III school in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Jakarta
The Jakarta Special Capital Region is administratively equal to a province with special status as the capital of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The governor of Jakarta is an elected politician who, along with the vice governor and 106 members of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD), is accountable for the strategic government of the city of Jakarta. Background Governing system of Jakarta has changed throughout its history. On March 5, 1942, Japanese occupied Batavia from the Dutch control and the city was named Jakarta , in accordance with the special status that was assigned to the city). After the collapse of Japan, Indonesian nationalists who declared independence on August 17, 1945, the government of Jakarta City was changed from the Japanese into the Jakarta National Administration in September 1945. After the war, the Dutch name Batavia was internationally recognized until full Indonesian independence was achieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
