Tandiono Manu

Tandiono Manu
Minister of Agriculture
In office
6 September 1950 – 27 April 1951
Prime MinisterMohammad Natsir
Preceded bySadjarwo Djarwonagoro
Succeeded bySuwarto
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
21 January 1950 – 6 September 1950
Prime MinisterAbdul Halim
Preceded bySumitro Djojohadikusumo
Succeeded byI.J. Kasimo
Personal details
Born(1913-06-28)28 June 1913
Banyuwangi, Dutch East Indies
Died30 October 1986(1986-10-30) (aged 73)
Political partySocialist Party of Indonesia

Tandiono Manu (28 June 1913 – 30 October 1986) was an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of Agriculture in the Natsir Cabinet between 1950 and 1951, and Minister of Trade and Industry within the Halim Cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia during the United States of Indonesia period.

Early life and education

Tandiono was born in Banyuwangi, today in East Java, on 28 June 1913. He was an only child, and his father Martoprawiro worked as an irrigation department official. He completed elementary school (Hollandsch-Inlandsche School) in Jember and secondary school (Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs) in Surabaya, before continuing to the Rechtshogeschool (law institute) in Batavia. He graduated from there in 1941. During his studies, he was active in youth organizations such as Jong Java and the Unitas Studiorum Indonesiensis.[1]

Career

The Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies began shortly after Tandiono's graduation, and he initially worked in a tax office before he was reassigned to the judiciary of the military administration, serving in Semarang.[2] He continued to work in the court system following the proclamation of Indonesian independence, initially in Yogyakarta until he was appointed resident of Bojonegoro in 1947.[3] He participated in guerrilla warfare against the Dutch following Operation Kraai.[1][4] During this period, he was also active in Barisan Tani Indonesia, the principal peasant organization of the country.[5]

After the transfer of sovereignty, he was briefly appointed as vice governor of East Java (on 1 January 1950) until he was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry in the Halim Cabinet on 21 January.[1][6] After the United States of Indonesia was dissolved, he became Minister of Agriculture in the Natsir Cabinet, as a member of the Indonesian Socialist Party.[6] He was later appointed as a director in the Indonesian subsidiary of the London Sumatra [id] plantation firm. He enjoyed a close relationship with his predecessor and then-sitting minister Sadjarwo Djarwonagoro, and British firms at the time were attempting to cultivate relationships with the Indonesian government.[7]: 1306 

During the New Order period, he took part in a political discussion group that involved Islamists, former generals (such as Tahi Bonar Simatupang), and other political figures.[8]

Death

Tandiono Manu's grave in Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery

He died on 30 October 1986 and was buried at the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kabinet Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). Kementerian Penerangan Republik Indonesia. 1950. pp. 17–18.
  2. ^ Kan po (in Indonesian). Ryukei Shyosha. 1944. p. 38.
  3. ^ Simatupang, T. B. (November 2009). Report from Banaran: Experiences During the People's War. Equinox Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 978-602-8397-55-1.
  4. ^ Panitia Penyusunan Sejarah Brigade Ronggolawe (1985). Pengabdian selama perang kemerdekaan bersama Brigade Ronggolawe (in Indonesian). Aries Lima. p. 257. Wawancara dengan Mr. Tandiono Manu di Jakarta tanggal 24 Agustus 1983
  5. ^ Thuỷ, Phạm Văn (1 January 2019). Beyond Political Skin: Colonial to National Economies in Indonesia and Vietnam (1910s-1960s). Springer. p. 122. ISBN 978-981-13-3711-6.
  6. ^ a b Album perjuangan kemerdekaan, 1945-1950: dari negara kesatuan ke negara kesatuan (in Indonesian). Badan Pimpinan Harian Pusat Korps Cacad Veteran R.I. 1975. pp. 338, 388.
  7. ^ White, Nicholas J. (2012). "Surviving Sukarno: British Business in Post-Colonial Indonesia, 1950-1967". Modern Asian Studies. 46 (5): 1277–1315. doi:10.1017/S0026749X11000709. ISSN 0026-749X. JSTOR 41683027. S2CID 145068549.
  8. ^ Hakiem, Lukman (1993). Perjalanan mencari keadilan dan persatuan: biografi Dr. Anwar Harjono, S.H. (in Indonesian). Media Da'wah.
  9. ^ "Daftar Makam Tahun 1985-1986". Ministry of Social Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.