The State of Madura ( id, Negara Madura; mad, Negara Madhurâ) was a

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''(negara bagian)'' formed on the

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n island of

Madura Madura Island is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java. The island comprises an area of approximately (administratively 5,379.33 km2 including various smaller islands to the east, southeast and north that are administrati ...

by the

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in 1948 as part of an attempt to reestablish the colony of the Dutch East Indies during the Indonesian National Revolution. It included Madura and neighbouring islands that now form part of the current

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

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. The state was established on 23 January 1948 by governor of the Dutch East Java Charles van der Plas, the right-hand man of

Hubertus van Mook Hubertus Johannes "Huib" van Mook (30 May 1894 – 10 May 1965) was a Dutch administrator in the East Indies. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he served as the Acting Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1942 to 1948.Kahin ...

. On 20 February 1948, the Dutch Government recognized the establishment of the state. R.A.A. Tjakraningrat was elected governor of Madura. The state became a constituent part of the

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in 1949 but, because of pressure from pro-Republican forces, the state was disbanded and merged into the Republic of Indonesia on 9 March 1950.

Person of interests

* Tjakraningrat * Srigati Santoso * Suparmo Honggopati Tjotro Hupojo

Reference

* Indonesian National Revolution {{Indonesia-stub

Person of interests

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