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Also known as Dr Raden Soetomo, Raden Soetomo

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.

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Officeholder.honorific_prefix
Raden
Officeholder.name
Soetomo
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Soetomo, ANRI.jpg
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Portrait of Soetomo
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Portrait, date unknown
Officeholder.office
Chairman of theGreat Indonesia Party
Officeholder.term_start
24 December 1935
Officeholder.term_end
30 May 1938
Officeholder.predecessor
Office created
Officeholder.successor
Woerjaningrat
Officeholder.birth_name
Soebroto
Officeholder.birth_place
Ngepeh, Loceret, Kediri Residency, Dutch East Indies
Officeholder.death_place
Surabaya, Dutch East Indies
Officeholder.party
Great Indonesia Party
Officeholder.alma_mater
Amsterdam University

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date of birth
1888-07-30
date of death
1938-05-30
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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.

==Biography== He was born in East Java, and went on to study medicine. While still studying, he was one of three founders of the Boedi Oetomo Javanese nationalist organisation. From 1919 to 1923, studied medicine at Amsterdam University and later married a Dutch woman. After returning from the Netherlands, he worked as a doctor in Sumatra and Surabaya. He also established a number of "study clubs" to raise awareness of nationalism. In 1935, he was one of the founders of Parindra, and led it until his death. After his death he was named a National Hero of Indonesia.

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