Basuki Probowinoto

Basuki Probowinoto
2nd Chairman of Indonesian Christian Party
In office
7 December 1945 – March 1947
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byWilhelmus Zakaria Johannes
Succeeded byJohannes Leimena
Member of Central Indonesian National Committee
In office
27 November 1945 – 15 February 1950
PresidentSukarno
Personal details
Born(1917-01-19)January 19, 1917
Tlogomulyo, Purwodadi, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
DiedJanuary 6, 1989(1989-01-06) (aged 71)
Jakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyIndonesian Christian Party
Parents
  • Mateus Rahmat (father)
  • Rokayah (mother)

Basuki Probowinoto (January 19, 1917 – January 6, 1989) was the founder and chairman of the Indonesian Christian Party, and a reverend from the Javanese Christian Church. He was also a member of the Central Indonesian National Committee since 1945.

Early life[edit]

Basuki Probowinoto was born on January 19, 1917, in Tlogomulyo, Purwodadi, Central Java, Dutch East Indies. He was born to father Mateus Rahmat and mother Rokayah. Since he was in school, Probowinoto frequently leaped class. After he finished his basic studies, he went on to the teacher's school in Purwodadi. After finishing his studies there, he entered the theological school. Prior to his entry in the school, he was requested to teach in schools of Purwodadi, and invited to preach in local churches.

During his time in the theological school, his teacher, Professor Verkuyl, considered him as a nationalist thinker. Verkuyl stated that Probowinoto had a holistic approach, and considered him as a "religious man who is interested in nation-building and church development".[1] After he finished his theological school, he went to Jakarta to serve in the Javanese Christian Church, which his teacher said "had urgent and complex matters".

Japanese occupation[edit]

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Probowinoto was accused of cooperation with the Dutch. To cope with the accusation, Probowinoto maintained a good relationship with the Japanese, with the help of a Japanese reverend. The relationship was used to deliver evidence about the cruelty of the Japanese Army in Indonesia and to explain the position of Christianity during the occupation more objectively. With his connection, he managed to gather several Christian figures in Indonesia to form an organization for the independence struggle of Indonesia.[2]

In the Javanese Christian Church[edit]

After the independence, Probowinoto was chosen as the General Secretary of the Javanese Christian Church.[3] Under his leadership, the Javanese Christian Church implemented the "partnership in obedience" idealism by pairing Indonesian and Dutch workers as colleagues. These select foreign fraternal workers were able to supply technical leadership in education, social rehabilitation, and leadership training. More western women are attached to the operations of this church today than to any other church body in Indonesia. On the staff, or under appointment, are several from the Netherlands, England, the United States, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Australia.[4]

Political career[edit]

In the Indonesian Christian Party[edit]

Probowinoto was the delegate from the Javanese Christian Church during the meeting discussing the formation of the party on 9 November 1945. He was chosen as the chairman of the party on its first congress in Surakarta.[5] He was chosen as the representative of Parkindo in the Central Indonesian National Committee since its third session in November 1945.[6] After the dissolution of the committee in 1950, he was chosen as the member of the Regional People's Representative Council in Central Java and Salatiga, and later as a member of the Temporary People's Representative Council.[7] He was the chairman of the Regional People's Representative Council of Salatiga, from 1951 until 1954.[8]

Proposal as National Hero of Indonesia[edit]

Probowinoto was proposed as the National Hero of Indonesia by the Christian University of Satya Wacana and the Indonesian Communication Foundation in the symposium "Tracing the Roots of the Thoughts and Phenomenal Works of Reverend Basuki Probowinoto". Both organizations stated that they had made a recommendation to the government to make Probowinoto the National Hero of Indonesia. The consideration was due to his creation of the Christian Scouting, Satya Wacana Christian University, and his works that were made through the Javanese Christian Church and Indonesian Christian Party.[9] Probowinoto died on January 6, 1989, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kana & Daldjoeni 1987, p. 35
  2. ^ Adi, Suwarto (27 September 2010). "Agama dan Kemerdekaan di Indonesia (Pandangan Dua Tokoh Kristiani)". netlog.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ Supreme Court of Indonesia (2015). "Putusan Nomor 3/Pdt.G/2015/PN Kbm". mahkamahagung.go.id. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ Thomas 1958, p. 6
  5. ^ Simorangkir 1989, p. 30
  6. ^ People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance 1970, p. 575
  7. ^ Subekti, Sabar (3 February 2015). "Buku Pdt. Basoeki Probowinoto: Pergumulan Abdi Gereja dan Abdi Negara". www.satuharapan.com. Satu Harapan. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  8. ^ Ron (15 November 2016). "Probo, UKSW dan Musafir yang Berkarya". majalahgaharu.com. Gaharu. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. ^ Pangaribuan, Melki (10 November 2016). "Pendeta Basoeki Probowinoto Diusulkan Jadi Pahlawan Nasional". www.satuharapan.com. Satu Harapan. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Kana, Nico L.; Daldjoeni, N. (1987), Ikrar dan Ikhtiar dalam Hidup Pendeta Basoeki Probowinoto: Sebuah Biografi [Pledge and Efforts in the Life of Pastor Basoeki Probowinoto: A Biography] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: BPK Gunung Mulia
  • Thomas, Winburn T. (10 February 1958), Indonesia and the Indonesian Church in Today's World (PDF), New York: Missionary Research Library
  • People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance (1970), Seperempat Abad Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia [A Quarter Century of the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Secretariat of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance
  • Simorangkir, J.C.T. (1989), Manuscript Sejarah Parkindo [Manuscript of the History of Parkindo] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Yayasan Komunikasi
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