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Raden Soetomo (30 July 1888 – 30 May 1938) was a medical doctor, and
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
in the
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...
.
He was born in East Java, and went on to study medicine. While still studying, he was one of three founders of the
Budi Utomo
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Javanese nationalist organisation. From 1919 to 1923, studied medicine at
Amsterdam University
The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being ...
and later married a Dutch woman. After returning from the Netherlands, he worked as a doctor in Sumatra and
Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
. He also established a number of "study clubs" to raise awareness of nationalism. In 1935, he was one of the founders of the
Parindra
Parindra ( id, Partai Indonesia Raya, , Great Indonesia Party, Parindra) was the name used by two Indonesian political parties.
Pre-war party Establishment and early years
The first Parindra was established at a congress in Solo from 24-26 Decem ...
nationalist party, and led it until his death. After his death he was named a
National Hero of Indonesia
National Hero of Indonesia ( id, Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia. It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds which can b ...
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National Heroes of Indonesia
1888 births
1938 deaths
Physicians from the Dutch East Indies