Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX role in the Revolutionary Age of Independence
After the proclamation of 1945, the Dutch came back with a bum boat Indonedia NICA troops (allies) to return to power in Indonesia. Jakarta as the capital of the Republic who was a baby again controlled by the Dutch. In 1946, the Sultan invited the Soekarno-Hatta and the whole range of his cabinet to move the capital to Yogyakarta, as a sovereign country and is recognized by the Dutch kingdom.
The delegation from Jakarta, arrived in Yogyakarta on January 4, 1946. Two days later attacked the Dutch in Yogyakarta. Personally Sultan HB 9 are not familiar with previous Sukarno, it was their first encounter with history. Later parting was very historic for Indonesia.
Before the city of Yogyakarta completely fallen into the Dutch army, Sultan HB 9 asks fighters under the leadership of General Sudirman to get away from the city and the guerillas. And conduct sporadic attacks-attacks to show the world that the TNI is still there. When the Netherlands was able to fully control the territory of Yogyakarta city, its exiled leader, Sultan HB 9 was isolated in the palace area alone, should not be out. But Sultan HB 9 has drawn up a strategy that every fighter and government officials may enter into the palace in disguise to wear courtiers (civil court). Including one of which was Suharto, who later became the second president of Indonesia.
Sultan HB 9 also associated with Sjahrir to make a RIS (provisional government) in Padang. Also actively promote international radio broadcasts to open the eyes of the world, that the Indonesian government and army are still there, all this is done for Indonesia as a country recognized its existence.
At that time, by the Dutch government, the Sultan of HB 9 was offered power the entire island of Java and Madura, provided that the Netherlands still can control other areas in Indonesia. Sultan HB 9 at that time refused. Can not imagine what would happen if the moment Indonesia Sultan HB 9 are tempted by the offer.
Indeed sebalinya, Sultan HB 9 are very nationalistic, which is her mind only the establishment of an independent Indonesia. So he is not reluctant to bear the entire cost of government, including salaries Soekarno-Hatta and the entire cabinet, as well as military operations, and deliveries Indonesian delegation to the International conference. Sultan HB 9 does not recognize how much money has been issued by the Kingdom for it all, Mohamad Hatta said more than 5 million guilders.
Then by the UN, Indonesia declared victory in the Round Table, the Netherlands and the United Nations ordered the lifting foot from Indonesia. Then the leaders and ministers-ministers returned to Yogyakarta from exile and hiding. Sudirman and his troops also returned to town, and there was a second proclamation of Indonesia in Yogyakarta in 1949, this is a story that is rarely revealed.
When Soekarno-Hatta and all levels of staff and cabinet RI moved back to Jakarta in 1949, Sultan HB 9 provides a check for 6 million guilders to the Soekarno-Hatta, who is expected to be used as capital to build a republic that was still the baby. At a farewell ceremony and gave the check, a Javanese king, in a speech in public, admit their poverty saying that, Yogyakarta did not have anything else. He did not say 'me' or 'palace', but say 'Yogyakarta', a reflection of 'manunggaling gusthi subjects' (unity of the people and the king), the award stinggi-high against the common people who had participated in fighting.
In a quivering voice and tears description, Sukarno gave a speech a short response thereto; "Yogyakarta famous for the souls of its independence, continues to quicken the souls of independence"
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