Iwa Kusuma Sumantri

Japanese: イワ･クスマ･スマントリ（英語表記）Iwa Kusuma Sumantri

1899‐1971
Indonesian politician. Born to an aristocratic family in West Java. While studying law at Leiden University, he served as chairman of the nationalist Indonesian Association, a student organization. After graduating in 1925, he stayed in Moscow for nearly two years and published The Indonesian Peasant Movement through the International Peasant Union. After returning to Indonesia, he opened a law practice and was exiled by the Dutch government to Bandaneira Island and then to Makassar for about 12 years for his involvement in the independence movement as a member of the Indonesian National Party. During the Japanese military administration, he had contact with the naval attaché office in Jakarta and was appointed as a member of the Independence Preparation Committee.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1899‐1971
インドネシアの政治家。西部ジャワの貴族出身。ライデン大学法学部に在学中，民族主義的な留学生会インドネシア協会の委員長もつとめた。1925年卒業後，2年近くモスクワに滞在し，《インドネシアの農民運動》を国際農民同盟から刊行。帰国後弁護士を開業し，インドネシア国民党員として独立運動に従事したため，オランダ政庁によりバンダネイラ島，次いでマカッサルへ約12年間追放される。日本軍政期にはジャカルタの海軍武官府とも接触をもち，独立準備委員会の委員にも任命された。

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