Suwardi Suryaningrat
Raden Mas Suwardi Suryaningrat alias Ki Hajar Dewantara was born in Yogyakarta on 2 May 1889. On 3 February 1928, Suwardi Suryaningrat changed his name to Ki Hajar Dewantara. He comes from a noble family. His father, Kanjeng Pangeran Ario Suryaningrat, and his mother, Raden Ayu Sandiah, were nobles from Puro Pakualaman, Yogyakarta. According to Ki Utomo Darmadi, Hadjar means educator, Dewan means messenger, and Tara means unrivaled. So the meaning of the name Ki Hajar Dewantara is the Unrivaled Educator, Messenger of the People in the Face of Colonialism. He views the politics of the Dutch East Indies government as very discriminatory towards native people. Therefore, Suwardi Suryaningrat continues to strive to fight for the equal rights of the native people with the colonialists. The following is his journey during his life. Thanks to his nobility, Suwardi Suryaningrat had the right to study at Europeesche Lagere School (ELS), a Dutch elementary school. After graduating from ELS ...
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