Chris Soumokil

Christiaan Robbert Steven Soumokil, known as Chris Soumokil (13 October 1905 in Surabaya, East Java, Dutch East Indies – 12 April 1966) was the President of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Maluku (Indonesian: Republik Maluku Selatan, RMS).[1]

His father was South Moluccan, and his mother was Indo Eurasian. After high school, he studied law at the University of Leiden before returning to Indonesia in 1935 and working as a law official in Java.[1] Between May 1947 and February 1950, he served as Minister of Justice in four cabinets of the State of East Indonesia.[2] In April 1950 he declared the self-proclaimed Republik Maluku Selatan and served as President. After the successful central government attack on rebel capital Ambon, Soumokil fled to nearby Ceram Island where he led small guerilla resistance until he was captured in 1963. He was imprisoned on Java Island and later executed by firing squad by order of President Suharto on 12 April 1966.[3][4][1]

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Notes
  1. Tempo 2010.
  2. Anak Agung 1995, pp. 247,310,355,707.
  3. Hellwig & Tagliacozzo 2009, p. 322.
  4. Hol & Vervaele 2005, p. 81.

References
  • Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung (1996) [1995]. From the Formation of the State of East Indonesia Towards the Establishment of the United States of Indonesia. Translated by Owens, Linda. Yayasan Obor. ISBN 979-461-216-2.
  • Tineke Hellwig, Eric Tagliacozzo, ed. (2009). The Indonesia Reader. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-4424-7.
  • Antoine Hol, John Vervaele, ed. (2005). Security and Civil Liberties: The Case of Terrorism. Intersentia. ISBN 978-90-5095-508-9.
  • "Chris Soumokil, Proklamator Republik Maluku Selatan", Tempo.co (in Indonesian), 6 October 2010, retrieved 17 December 2018
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