History of Indonesia
Indonesia
1610 Netherlands East Indies
1811 - 1816 British East India Company rule
8 Mar 1942 - 29 Sep 1945 Japanese occupation
17 Aug 1945 independence proclaimed (Republic of Indonesia)
29 Sep 1945 - 30 Nov 1946 British occupation
20 Sep 1948 Netherlands East Indies renamed Indonesia
27 Dec 1949 independence of the Republic of the United States of
Indonesia, comprising the Republic of Indonesia (covering
parts of Java and Sumatra) and various states and autonomous
territories that had been established since 1946
17 Aug 1950 dissolution of the Republic of the United States of
Indonesia together with its remaining components other than
the Republic of Indonesia, which becomes the successor to
the entire state
Governors-general (of the Dutch East India Company to 1801)
1691 - 1704 Willem van Outhoorn (b. 1635 - d. 1720)
1704 - 1709 Johan van Hoorn (b. 1653 - d. 1711)
1709 - 1713 Abraham van Riebeeck (b. 1653 - d. 1713)
1713 - 1718 Christoffel van Swoll (b. 1663 - d. 1718)
1718 - 1725 Henricus Zwaardecroon (b. 1667 - d. 1728)
Jul 1725 - 1729 Matthaeus de Haan (b. 1663 - d. 1729)
1729 - Oct 1731 Dirk Durven (b. 1676 - d. 1740)
1732 - 1735 Dirk van Cloon (b. 1688 - d. 1735)
1735 - 1737 Abraham Patras (b. 1671 - d. 1737)
1737 - 1741 Adriaan Valckenier (b. 1695 - d. 1751)
1741 - 1743 Johannes Thedens (acting) (b. c.1680 - d. 1748)
May 1743 - 1 Nov 1750 Gustaaf Willem baron van Imhoff (b. 1705 - d. 1750)
1 Nov 1750 - 15 May 1761 Jacob Mossel (acting to 1752) (b. 1720 - d. 1761)
15 May 1761 - 1775 Petrus Albertus van der Parra (b. 1714 - d. 1775)
1775 - 1777 Jeremias van Riemsdijk (b. 1712 - d. 1777)
1777 - 1780 Reinier de Klerk (b. 1710 - d. 1780)
1780 - 1796 Willem Arnold Alting (b. 1724 - d. 1800)
1796 - 22 Aug 1801 Peter Gerhardus van Overstraten (b. 1755 - d. 1801)
Apr 1802 - Sep 1804 Johannes Siberg (b. 1740 - d. 1817)
Sep 1804 - 14 Jan 1808 Albertus Henricus Wiese (b. 1761 - d. 1810)
14 Jan 1808 - 16 May 1811 Herman Willem Daendels (b. 1762 - d. 1818)
16 May 1811 - 18 Sep 1811 Jan Willem Janssens (b. 1762 - d. 1838)
Lieutenant governors
Sep 1811 - Mar 1816 Thomas Stamford Raffles (b. 1781 - d. 1826)
Mar 1816 - Aug 1816 John Fendall (b. 1762 - d. 1825)
Governors-general
19 Aug 1816 - 1 Jan 1826 Godert Alexander Gerard Philip
van der Capellen (from 28 Apr
1822, Godert Alexander Gerard
Philip baron van der Capellen) (b. 1778 - d. 1848)
(commissioner-general to 16 Jan 1819)
4 Feb 1826 - 16 Jan 1830 Hendrik Merkus de Kock (b. 1779 - d. 1845)
(lieutenant governor)
16 Jan 1830 - 2 Jul 1833 Johannes van den Bosch (b. 1780 - d. 1844)
2 Jul 1833 - 29 Feb 1836 Jean Chrétien Baud (acting) (b. 1789 - d. 1859)
29 Feb 1836 - 30 May 1840 Dominique Jacques de Eerens (b. 1781 - d. 1840)
30 May 1840 - 6 Jan 1841 Carel Sirardus Willem graaf
van Hogendorp (acting) (b. 1788 - d. 1856)
6 Jan 1841 - 2 Aug 1844 Pieter Merkus (b. 1787 - d. 1844)
(acting to 14 Feb 1843)
2 Aug 1844 - 30 Sep 1845 Jan Cornelis van Reijnst (acting) (b. 1798 - d. 1871)
30 Sep 1845 - 12 May 1851 Jan Jacob Rochussen (b. 1797 - d. 1871)
15 May 1851 - 22 May 1856 Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist (b. 1809 - d. 1887)
22 May 1856 - 2 Sep 1861 Charles Ferdinand Pahud (b. 1803 - d. 1873)
2 Sep 1861 - 19 Oct 1861 Ary Prins (1st time) (acting) (b. 1816 - d. 1867)
19 Oct 1861 - 25 Oct 1866 Ludolph Anne Jan Wilt baron Sloet
van de Beele (b. 1806 - d. 1890)
25 Oct 1866 - 28 Dec 1866 Ary Prins (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
28 Dec 1866 - 1 Jan 1872 Pieter Mijer (b. 1812 - d. 1881)
1 Jan 1872 - 26 Mar 1875 James Loudon (b. 1824 - d. 1900)
26 Mar 1875 - 12 Apr 1881 Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge (b. 1830 - d. 1905)
12 Apr 1881 - 20 Jan 1884 Frederik s'Jacob (b. 1822 - d. 1901)
11 Apr 1884 - 29 Sep 1888 Otto van Rees (b. 1823 - d. 1892)
29 Sep 1888 - 15 Jul 1893 Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk (b. 1847 - d. 1908)
17 Oct 1893 - 3 Oct 1899 Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck (b. 1840 - d. 1914)
3 Oct 1899 - 1 Oct 1904 Willem Rooseboom (b. 1843 - d. 1920)
1 Oct 1904 - 18 Dec 1909 Joannes Benedictus van Heutsz (b. 1851 - d. 1924)
18 Dec 1909 - 21 Mar 1916 Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg (b. 1861 - d. 1935)
21 Mar 1916 - 24 Mar 1921 Johan Paul graaf van Limburg
Stirum (b. 1873 - d. 1948)
24 Mar 1921 - 6 Sep 1926 Dirk Fock (b. 1858 - d. 1941)
7 Sep 1926 - 11 Sep 1931 Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff (b. 1872 - d. 1957)
12 Sep 1931 - 16 Sep 1936 Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge (b. 1875 - d. 1958)
16 Sep 1936 - 16 Oct 1945 Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda
van Starkenborgh Stachouwer (b. 1888 - d. 1978)
14 Sep 1944 - 15 Oct 1948 Hubertus Johannes van Mook (b. 1894 - d. 1965)
(lieutenant governor; acting for Tjarda to 16 Oct 1945)
Commanders of British forces
29 Sep 1945 - 30 Jan 1946 Sir Philip Christison (b. 1893 - d. 1993)
30 Jan 1946 - 19 Apr 1946 Sir Montagu Stopford (b. 1892 - d. 1971)
19 Apr 1946 - 30 Nov 1946 E.C. Mansergh (b. 1900 - d. 1970)
High commissioners
29 Oct 1948 - 18 May 1949 Louis Beel (b. 1902 - d. 1977)
18 May 1949 - 27 Dec 1949 Antonius Hermanus Johannes Lovink (b. 1902 - d. 1995)
Presidents
17 Aug 1945 - 12 Mar 1967 Sukarno (b. 1901 - d. 1970)
(Dutch prisoner 19 Dec 1948 - 13 Jul 1949)
19 Dec 1948 - 13 Jul 1949 Sjafruddin Prawiranegara (b. 1911 - d. 1989)
(head of emergency government acting for Sukarno)
15 Feb 1958 - 28 Aug 1961 Sjafruddin Prawiranegara (s.a.)
(head of provisional government, in rebellion;
United Indonesian Republic proclaimed 15 Feb 1960)
12 Mar 1967 - 21 May 1998 Suharto (b. 1921)
(acting to 27 Mar 1968)
21 May 1998 - 20 Oct 1999 B.J. Habibie (b. 1936)
20 Oct 1999 - 23 Jul 2001 Abdurrahman Wahid (b. 1940)
23 Jul 2001 - 20 Oct 2004 Megawati Sukarnoputri (f) (b. 1947)
20 Oct 2004 - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (b. 1949)
Prime ministers
14 Nov 1945 - 20 Jun 1947 Sutan Sjahrir (b. 1909 - d. 1966)
3 Jul 1947 - 29 Jan 1948 Amir Sjarifoeddin (b. 1903 - d. 1948)
29 Jan 1948 - 16 Jan 1950 Mohammad Hatta (b. 1902 - d. 1980)
16 Jan 1950 - 5 Sep 1950 Abdul Halim (b. 1911 - d. ...)
5 Sep 1950 - 26 Apr 1951 Mohammad Natsir (b. 1908 - d. 1993)
26 Apr 1951 - 1 Apr 1952 Sukiman Wirjosandjojo (b. 1898 - d. 1974)
1 Apr 1952 - 30 Jul 1953 Wilopo (b. 1908 - d. 1981)
30 Jul 1953 - 11 Aug 1955 Ali Sastroamidjojo (1st time) (b. 1903 - d. 1975)
11 Aug 1955 - 20 Mar 1956 Burhanuddin Harahap (b. 1917)
20 Mar 1956 - 9 Apr 1957 Ali Sastroamidjojo (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 Apr 1957 - 9 Jul 1959 Djuanda Kartawidjaja (b. 1911 - d. 1963)
Bencoolen
1685 British rule
1825 part of Netherlands East Indies
Deputy governors
1685 Ralph Ord
1685 - 1690 Benjamin Bloome
1690 - 1691 James Sowdon
1691 - 1695 Charles Fleetwood
1695 - 1696 Charles Barwell
1696 - 1699 Matthew Mildmay
1699 - 1700 Robert Broughton
1700 - 1705 Richard Watts
1705 - 1708 Matthew Ridley
1708 James Cross
1708 Abraham Hoyle
1708 John Delapie
1708 - 1710 Robert Skingle
1710 Jeremiah Harrison (supervisor)
1710 - 1711 Anthony Ettricke
1711 - 1712 John Daniell
1712 John Hunter
1712 - 1716 Joseph Collett
1716 - 1717 Theophilus Shyllinge
1717 - 1718 Richard Farmer
1718 - 1719 Thomas Cooke (supervisor)
17.. - 1723 Thomas Dunster
1723 - 1728 Joseph Walsh
1728 - 1730 Nicholas Morse
1730 - 1731 Stephen Newcome
1731 - 1736 Francis Everest
1736 - 1746 Robert Lennox
1746 - 1752 Joseph Hurlock
1752 - 1754 Robert Hindley
1754 - 1755 John Walsh (supervisor)
1755 - 1757 John Pybus
1757 - 1758 Randolph Marriott
1758 - 1760 Roger Carter
Governors
1760 - 1767 Roger Carter
1767 - 1776 Richard Wyatt
1776 Robert Hay
1776 - 1780 William Broff
1780 - 1781 Hew Steuart
1781 - 1785 Edward Coles
Deputy governors
1785 - 1786 John Crisp (1st time)
1786 - 1787 Thomas Palmer
1787 - 1789 George Salmon (supervisor)
1789 - 1793 John Crisp (2nd time)
1793 - 1799 Robert Broff
1799 John Crisp (3rd time)
1799 - 1800 Philip Braham
1800 - 1805 Walter Ewer
Residents
1805 - 1807 Thomas Parr
1808 - 1810 Richard Parry
1810 - 1812 William Parker
1812 - 1818 George John Siddons
Lieutenant governor
1818 - 1824 Thomas Stamford Raffles (b. 1781 - d. 1826)
Resident
1824 - 1825 John Prince
Netherlands New Guinea
1828 part of Netherlands East Indies
29 Dec 1949 Netherlands New Guinea
1 Oct 1962 UN administration
1 May 1963 part of Indonesia
Governors
29 Dec 1949 - 8 Feb 1950 J.P.K. van Eechoud (acting)
8 Feb 1950 - 24 Apr 1953 Simon Lodewijk Johan van
Waardenburg (b. 1900)
24 Apr 1953 - 31 Mar 1958 Jan van Baal (b. 1909 - d. 1992)
31 Mar 1958 - 1 May 1958 J.C. Baarspul (acting)
1 May 1958 - 28 Sep 1962 Pieter Johannes Platteel (b. 1911 - d. 1978)
28 Sep 1962 - 1 Oct 1962 H. Veldkamp (acting)
Administrators
1 Oct 1962 - 19 Oct 1962 JosERolz-Bennett (Guatemala)
(acting)
19 Oct 1962 - 1 May 1963 Djalal Abdoh (Iran) (b. 1910)
South Moluccas
25 Apr 1950 Republic of South Moluccas proclaimed
Oct 1952 extinguished by Indonesia
Presidents
25 Apr 1950 - 3 May 1950 Johanes Herman Manuhutu (acting)
3 May 1950 - 12 Apr 1966 Christopel R.S. Soumokil (b. ... - d. 1966)
(Indonesian prisoner from 2 Dec 1962)
1966 - 1993 Johannes Alvarez Manusama (b. 1910 - d. 1995)
(in Netherlands exile)
Apr 1993 - Frans L.J. Tutuhatunewa (b. 1923)
(in Netherlands exile)
Prime minister
25 Apr 1950 - 30 Oct 1950 Albert Wairisal
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