Ki Hadjar Dewantara Biography's

                Ki Hadjar Dewantara

                Ki Hadjar Dewantara first name is Raden Mas Suwardi Suryaningrat. He was born in Yogyakarta, May 2, 1889. Ki Hadjar Dewantara Pakualam III is a descendant of the father named KPH Suryaningrat. During his life, he always fought for the welfare of the natives and the independence of Indonesia. Ki Hadjar Dewantara at sides became a National Hero of the Republic of Indonesia through Presidential Decree No. 305 of 1959 on 28 November 1959.

                As a youth, Ki Hadjar Dewantara is a student in STOVIA (STOVIA), but did not graduate because of student duties revoked. After that he worked in the laboratory of a sugar factory in Banyumas, Central Java, and became an assistant pharmacist in Yogyakarta.Namun, because it was not suitable, Ki Hadjar Dewantara eventually chose to become a journalist. He wrote in many newspapers, including Sedyotomo, Midden Java, De Express, Oetoesan Indies, Kaoem Moeda, Tjahaja Timoer and Poesara. His writings are very communicative and able to evoke the spirit of the anti-colonial indigenous peoples.

                To defend the natives, he never joined the Boedi Utomo. He also founded Indies Partijpada December 25, 1912. The party is boldly demanding the independence of Indonesia. Hence Ki Hadjar Dewantara joint founder of the Indische Partij another E.F.E. Douwes Dekker and Cipto Mangunkusumo was arrested and exiled to the Netherlands on September 6, 1913. They just may come back to their homeland in July 1919.

                On his return he did not "give up", from Semarang via Persatoean Hindiaia re-engage in the movement that he must go to prison until 1921. After that he returned to Yogyakarta and establish Nationaal Instituut Onderwijs Tamansiswa on July 3, 1922 with the slogan "ngarso ing sung tulodo, ing madyo Mangun Karso, tut wuri handayani ".Sekolah Taman Siswa was dissolved on March 13, 1944 when Indonesia occupied Japan. However, Ki Hajar Dewantara not surrender, he was involved in the People Power Center (Putera) and continued to be active in education.

                After Indonesia's independence in 1945, Taman Siswa active again and Ki Hajar Dewantara appointed Minister of Education of Indonesia. At the age of 69 years, exactly on April 26, 1959, Ki Hajar Dewantara died and was buried at the Taman Wijaya Brata, Yogyakarta.

                Because the services during their life, awarded Mr. Ki Hajar Dewantara National Education of Indonesia and the day of his birth which is dated May 2 serve as National Education Day.