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Izaac Hindom
Izaac Hindom (23 December 193411 March 2009) was an Indonesian bureaucrat and politician who served as the governor of Irian Jaya (now Papua) from 1982 until 1988. Born in Fak-Fak, Hindom began his education at a Dutch school for native Papuans and ended it in a school for Papuan civil servants. Hindom worked at various civil servant posts during the Netherlands New Guinea era and unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the New Guinea Council. After Indonesia annexed Netherlands New Guinea, Hindom was appointed as a member of the Daily Governance Body in 1965. He was twice elected as a member of the People's Representative Council in 1971 and 1977. He ended short his second term in the council after being appointed as vice governor on 22 November 1980 and became governor two years later on 4 August 1982 after his predecessor's death. During his tenure, he planned a massive transmigration program, which would resettle more than half a million transmigrants to the province. His transm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soetran
Soetran (5 April 19211 July 1987) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the Regent of Trenggalek Regency, Trenggalek from 1968 until 1975 and as the Governor of Western New Guinea, Irian Jaya from 1975 to 1981. Born in Sidoarjo Regency, Sidoarjo, Soetran dropped out of Primary school, elementary school and settled down to become a soldier. He joined the Defenders of the Homeland in 1942 with the rank of ''budancho.'' He was later transferred to Merauke and Trenggalek as a commander. Soetran became the regent of Trenggalek in 1968. His leadership in the region was characterized by his Command Economy, command approach. He managed to transform the region into a center of clove production. He also enacted the ''tembokisasi'' (construction of walls) and reforestation in the region in an attempt to increase the Standard of living, standards of living. He was elected to a second term in 1973, and the region received an award as the best-performing region in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
