Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat (EYD: Suwardi Suryaningrat; from 1972 Ki Hadjar Dewantara EYD: Ki Hajar Dewantara which some write Ki Hajar Dewantoro to reflect its Javanese language sounds; Yogyakarta May 2 1889 – Yogyakarta April 26 1959 hereinafter abbreviated as Soewardi or KHD) was a leading activist in the Indonesian independence movement columnist politician and pioneer of education for native Indonesians in Dutch colonial times.
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active years end date
1945-11-14
active years start date
1945-09-02
birth date
1889-05-02
birth place
Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies
death date
1959-04-28
death place
Yogyakarta
office
Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia
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