Soetardjo Petition
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The Soetardjo Petition was a petition presented to the Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies by Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo in 1936. It called for a conference to give autonomy and self-governance for the
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The Council of the Indies was a body established in 1610 to advise and limit the powers of the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. Following administrative reforms of 1836, the council was late
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…committee. These parties believed the petition to be a pointless gesture, or even a betrayal of those calling for nothing less than full independence. The Council of the Indies advisory body urged the governor-general to reject the petition, claiming that it was at odds with the Dutch constitution, and that the East indies was…
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