Why has the historical importance of dr Tipto Mangoenkoesomo (MD) been under-valued? What was unique about his style of nationalism? What is his legacy to contemporary Indonesia? Bonnie Tryana tells the story of dr Tjipto Mangoenkoesoemo.
Dr Tjiptomangoenkoesoemo
Seated left to right Tjipto Mangoenkoesoemo, Douwes Dekker, Soewardi Soerjaningrat in Den Haag, Netherland, 1913. Photo KITLV. Source: Photo sourced from Historia (through KITLV).
As Indonesia remembers 20 years of life without Soeharto, Bonnie Tryana, historian and editor in chief of Historia magazine, talks about the nationalist roots of contemporary Indonesia.
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