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Hamengkubuwono IX

Sultan of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, first Governor of the Special region of Yogyakarta and 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (1912-1988) · Indonesia · Politicians · Died at 76

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Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, often abbreviated as HB IX, was an Indonesian politician and Javanese royal who was the second vice president of Indonesia, the ninth sultan of Yogyakarta, and the first governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta.

A life in dates

1990National Hero of IndonesiaAward1988Died2 October 19881982Silver Olympic OrderAward1973Bronze Wolf AwardAward1972Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of MalaysiaAward1963Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1912Born12 April 1912

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Coronation of Hamengkubuwono IX as the 9th sultan of Yogyakarta, with next to him the governor of Yogyakarta, L. AdamCoronation of Hamengkubuwono IX as the 9th sultan of Yogyakarta, with next to him the governor of Yogyakarta, L. AdamArnold Mononutu, Mohammad Hatta, and Hamengkubuwono IX observe a military parade in Yogyakarta on 20 February 1948Arnold Mononutu, Mohammad Hatta, and Hamengkubuwono IX observe a military parade in Yogyakarta on 20 February 1948Hamengku Buwono IX, accompanied by about 20 other republican authorities, including the Deputy Prime Minister Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, the Minister of Information R. Samsudin, and the chairman of the working committee of the KNIP, Mr. Assaat inspecting some TNI posts on the Karo plateau, North Sumatra, September 1949.Hamengku Buwono IX, accompanied by about 20 other republican authorities, including the Deputy Prime Minister Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, the Minister of Information R. Samsudin, and the chairman of the working committee of the KNIP, Mr. Assaat inspecting some TNI posts on the Karo plateau, North Sumatra, September 1949.Hamengkubuwono IX's other official VP portraitHamengkubuwono IX's other official VP portraitHamenkubuwono IX and the scouts camping featured on the 10,000-rupiah banknote.Hamenkubuwono IX and the scouts camping featured on the 10,000-rupiah banknote.

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National Hero of Indonesia1990
Silver Olympic Order1982
Bronze Wolf Award1973
Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia1972
Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1963
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of the White Elephant
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm

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Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, often abbreviated as HB IX, was an Indonesian politician and Javanese royal who was the second vice president of Indonesia, the ninth sultan of Yogyakarta, and the first governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Hamengkubuwono IX was also the chairman of the first National Scout Movement Quarter and was known as the Father of the Indonesian Scouts.

Country
Indonesia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1988 · aged 76

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