Soetomo
Soetomo | |
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Portrait, date unknown | |
| Chairman of the Great Indonesia Party | |
| In office 24 December 1935 – 30 May 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Woerjaningrat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Soebroto 30 July 1888 Ngepeh, Loceret, Kediri Residency, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 30 May 1938 (aged 49) Surabaya, Dutch East Indies |
| Political party | Great Indonesia Party |
| Spouse |
Everdina Broering
(m. 1917; died 1934) |
| Alma mater | Amsterdam University |
| Occupation |
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Soetomo (born Soebroto; 30 July 1888 – 30 May 1938) was an Indonesian physician and nationalist. He was the co-founder of Boedi Oetomo, the first native political society in the Dutch East Indies, and led the Great Indonesia Party (Parindra) from 1935 until his death. Soetomo was declared a national hero by President Sukarno in 1961.