Gunungsitoli is a city located in North Sumatra province,Indonesia,on the Indian Ocean island of Nias,west of Sumatra. Gunungsitoli is the island's only city and is the main hub for the island and surrounding smaller islands. Located on the north-eastern side of Nias island,the city was historically a series of fortifications made by the Dutch colonial administration in the 1600s to defend against frequent raids from Nias tribes,especially those from southern parts of the island. Until 1914,it was the only part of the island that was effectively controlled by the Dutch.
A regency,sometimes incorrectly referred to as a district,is an administrative division of Indonesia,directly under a province and on the same level with city (kota). Regencies are divided into districts.
Persatuan Sepakbola Padang is an Indonesian football club based in Padang,West Sumatra. They currently compete in the Liga 3 and their homeground is Gelora Haji Agus Salim Stadium.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara's Emergency Cabinet was the government of the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDRI),effectively Indonesia's government in exile,established in Bukittinggi,West Sumatra following the second Dutch military aggression when the republican capital of Yogyakarta was seized and most of the cabinet allowed itself to be captured in the hope of attracting sympathy from the outside world.
Teuku Mohammad Hasan was an Indonesian politician and national hero from Aceh,who served as the first and only governor of Sumatra from 1945 until 1948. He also served as a cabinet minister in Sjafruddin Prawiranegara's emergency cabinet and was a member of both the Senate of the United States of Indonesia (USI) and the Provisional People's Representative Council (DPRS) of the Republic of Indonesia.
The mayor of Padang is an elected politician who is accountable for the strategic government of Padang,one of the provincial capitals in Indonesia. The position was first held by W.M. Ouwerkerk whe the role was created in 1928 by the Dutch colonial government,while under government of Indonesia it was first held by Abubakar Jaar in 1945,after Indonesian independence.
Bagindo Azizchan,was an Indonesian independence fighter and second Mayor of Padang after independence,inaugurated on 15 August 1946,replacing Abubakar Jaar. He died at the age of 36 after being involved in a battle against Dutch forces. His body was buried at the Bahagia Heroes Cemetery,Bukittinggi. On 9 November 2005,Bagindo Azizchan was declared a National Hero of Indonesia.
The Palembang Mayoral Office,also known as Kantor Ledeng,is an office building in Palembang,South Sumatra,Indonesia,which is used as the seat of the municipal government of the city. It was built as a water tower with an office for the colonial government on the lower floors by the Dutch,and was later also used by Japanese authorities during the Japanese occupation of the city.
Said Rasjad served as acting mayor of Padang,bupati of Agam,and regent of Padang Pariaman.
Mahyeldi Ansharullah is an Indonesian politician from the Prosperous Justice Party who is the current governor of West Sumatra. He was made mayor of Padang in 2014,following a five-year tenure as deputy and victory in the elections of 2013 and 2018.
Willem Hendrik de Greve was a Dutch geologist. He was known for his discovery of the coal mine in Sawahlunto,Dutch East Indies.
In Indonesian law,the term "city" is generally defined as the second-level administrative subdivision of the Republic of Indonesia,an equivalent to regency. The difference between a city and a regency is that a city has non-agricultural economic activities and a dense urban population,while a regency comprises predominantly rural areas and is larger in area than a city. However,Indonesia historically had several classifications of cities.
Raja Junjungan Lubis was an Indonesian Mandailing politician who became the Regent of Batanggadis,Regent of Central Tapanuli,Mayor of Sibolga,Governor of North Sumatra,and member of the People's Representative Council.
The Governor of North Sumatra is the highest office in the province of North Sumatra. The governor of North Sumatra is an elected official who is responsible for leading the government in North Sumatra,proposing and enacting regional laws,and representing the North Sumatra province inside and outside the court. The governor alongside the deputy governor and 100 members of the Regional People's Representative Council are accountable for the strategic government of the province of North Sumatra.
The Kalimantan Physical Revolution was an armed conflict between Indonesian nationalists in and pro-Dutch forces in Dutch Borneo following the end of the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies and the 1945 Proclamation of Indonesian Independence by Sukarno and which lasted until the Dutch withdrew from most of Indonesia in 1949. It can be considered a regional conflict in the larger Indonesian National Revolution. After the surrender of the Japanese at the end of World War II,allied forces took control of the Dutch East Indies,including Dutch Borneo. The return of Dutch authorities however,was rejected by majority of native population,including in Borneo,resulting in various regional armed conflicts between Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and Indonesian nationalist forces. Allied military forces in Borneo were in a strong position after an early conflict in August 1945,and were able to pacify local nationalist uprisings and impose a blockade to prevent military aid and exchange in personnel from nationalist strongholds in Java and Sumatra. Later,nationalists with connections to Borneo were able to breach tofhe military blockade to provide information revolutionary events in Java and Sumatra,declaring Kalimantan as inseparable part of the new Indonesian republic.
Abdoel Firman Siregar gelar Mangaradja Soangkoepon was a politician and Volksraad member in the Dutch East Indies. He was an Indonesian nationalist and was a political ally of many of the leaders who came to power in the early independence era,although he himself died before the country achieved its independence.
Abdul Rasjid Siregar gelar Mangaradja Mahkota Soeangkoepon,commonly known as Dr. Abdul Rasjid,was a politician and physician in the Dutch East Indies. He was elected or appointed to the Volksraad from 1931 to 1942,during which time he sat with the Indonesian nationalist faction. During the 1930s,he became convinced that public health and cooperation with traditional healers should be central to the mission of physicians in the Indies.
Muhammad Saleh Arifin was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the mayor of Medan between 1974 and 1980,and was also a member of the People's Consultative Assembly.
Sjoerkani was an Indonesian bureaucrat and politician. He served as the vice governor of West Sumatra between 1987 and 1992,and was also the province's secretary between 1981 and 1987. He also served as the mayor of Medan between 1966 and 1974.
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