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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
“Reminiscences from Three Historical Periods” by Margono Djojohadikusumo, grandfather of Prabowo Subianto, Chair of Indonesia’s Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party.

“Reminiscences from Three Historical Periods”
“Reminiscences from Three Historical Periods” by Margono Djojohadikusumo

A Written Account of a Family Tradition

Reprint of the 1969 Jakarta edition

1963, Kuala Lumpur. Grandparents and grandchildren (Sumitro’s children) in Malaysia. Margono Djojohadikusumo (seated right) Prabowo Subianto (top right), Hasjim Djojohadikusumo (seated center).

1963, Kuala Lumpur. Mother (Dora Sigar) and children,
Prabowo Subianto in the middle.

The extended family in 1918 in Purworedjo, Central Java. (See paragraph 18 of the text.) Sumitro is one year old and Saroso with his left hand on his hip is 9 years old.

Subianto.

Mother of Prof. Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo,
the grandmother of Prabowo Subianto, making batik fabric, in 1926.

Eid al-Fitr, Jakarta 1957.

Two uncles of Prabowo Subianto who were killed on 26 January 1946 in Serpong, Tangerang, during the guerrilla war against the Dutch.*

1947, Colonel TB. Simatupang and Major Daan Jahja,
Later Lieutenant General and Major General, in 1966, at the grave of Subianto Djojohadikusumo, uncle of Prabowo Subianto.

Prof. Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo (father of Prabowo Subianto),
center, to the right of Mohammad Hatta (Vice President)

Prof. Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo
(father of Prabowo Subianto) far left, front

This book about the extended family of Prabowo Subianto, Chair of Indonesia’s Gerindra Party and presidential candidate of the Republic of Indonesia, was written by Margono Djojohadikusumo, the father of Prof. Dr. Sumitro Djojohadikusumo and grandfather of Prabowo Subianto and Hasjim Djojohadikusumo.

Titled “Reminiscences from Three Historical Periods: A Written Account of a Family Tradition,” it is a family record published in Dutch (not Indonesian) with many family photos from the old days (1918, 1926, etc.). Please see some of the photos above. It is printed in hardcover format, with 191 pages. The book is in excellent condition.

A rare and ancient book, it is seldom available. Prabowo’s grandfather himself (Margono Djojohadikusumo) tells the story of the family’s history throughout three historical periods: the Dutch period, the Japanese period, and the post-independence period. For those who support the Gerindra Party, this is a must-have book. Prabowo Subianto is expected to run for President of Indonesia in 2019.

*1 comment: By Anonymous, July 14, 2014, 21:07 Regarding Mr. Prabowo’s uncles named Soebianto and Soeyono who were killed in the Battle of Lengkong, Tangerang. This was a battle against Japanese troops who were to be disarmed in 1946. So please verify this further because I believe it was not against the Dutch army. Thanks.

This post is a reblog based the post https://koleksitempodoeloe.blogspot.com/2010/07/buku-kenangan-dari-3-jaman-oleh-margono.html. Copies available at https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/djojohadikusumo-margono/. Featured image credit: Eko Nugroho, Carnival trap 1 2018, https://indoartnow.com/artworks/26932.

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