Bogor
Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide.West Java, the eldest of six siblings, of R. Martomihardjo, a civil servant from Ketangi Daleman, Purworejo,
Central Java
Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...
and Kasmirah from Ciawi, Bogor, West Java. At a few months old, Soekanto and his parents left Bogor and moved to
Balaraja
Balaraja is a town and district within Tangerang Regency in the province of Banten, Java
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, Serang, after Martomihardjo was appointed as a wedana. In 1910, his family moved to Tangerang. His father's position as civil servant and wedana, had a great influence on Soekanto's life because his father had authority in the local community.
Education
Soekanto was one of the few indigenous people who received a Dutch education. During his time at ''
Europeesche Lagere School
Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) was a European elementary school system in what was then the Dutch East Indies during colonial rule. The schools were intended primarily for Europeans. The implementation of basic education at that time was diffe ...
'' Bogor, Soekanto refused to be given a Dutch name, This refusal was based on an advice given by his father not to change Soekanto's name to a Dutch nickname.
While studying at '' Rechtshoogeschool te Batavia'' in 1928, Soekanto became acquainted with ''
Jong Java
, was a Dutch East Indies youth organization founded on March 7, 1915 by at the STOVIA building under the name Tri Koro Dharmo ('Three Noble Goals'). It was founded in response to the perceived elitism of the Budi Utomo movement by many young ...
'' and nationalists figures,
Sartono
Sartono (5 August 1900 – 15 October 1968) was an Indonesian politician and lawyer who served as the first speaker of the People's Representative Council (DPR) from 1950 until 1960. Born to a noble ethnic- Javanese family, Sartono studied ...
and
Iwa Kusumasumantri
Iwa Koesoemasoemantri (Perfected Spelling: Iwa Kusumasumantri; also Kusuma Sumantri; 31 May 1899 – 27 November 1971) was an Indonesian politician. Born in Ciamis, West Java, Iwa graduated from legal school in the Dutch East Indies (now I ...
, discussing about the struggle for Indonesian independence. He was forced to leave ''Rechtshoogeschool te Batavia'' because his father had retired from the position of Wedana Tangerang.
In 1930, Soekanto was accepted as a student of ''Aspirant Commisaris van Politie'', graduating in 1933 receiving the rank of Police Commissioner class III.
Career
On 29 September 1945, R.S. Soekanto was appointed by President
Sukarno
Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967.
Sukarno was the leader of ...
as the Chief of the Indonesian National Police, taking over responsibility from the ''Hoofd van de Dienst der Algemene Politie.'' Soekanto consolidated the police force to form the
Indonesian National Police
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On 15 December 1959 he was replaced by Soekarno Djojonagoro, as Chief of the Indonesian National Police.
On 8 August 1973, During the New Order government he was appointed by President
Suharto
Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto ...
to the
Supreme Advisory Council
The Supreme Advisory Council ( id, Dewan Pertimbangan Agung, DPA), is a defunct Council, advisory council for the President of Indonesia. Its function was to give advice on state and foreign affairs.
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as Head of the People's Welfare Section until he was honourably discharged on 23 March 1978.
Personal life
He married Bua Hadjijah Lena Mokoginta, his schoolmate from Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs on 12 April 1932. They had one daughter.
Soekanto died at Police Hospital on 25 August 1993. He was buried in the same grave with his wife at the Tanah Kusir TPU, Jakarta.
On 10 November 2020, Soekanto received the title of National Hero of Indonesia by President
Joko Widodo
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