Ki Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro
Ki Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro (23 May 1904 – 8 June 1957) acted as the Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia in 1949 until 1950. He is now regarded as a National Hero of Indonesia. Early life Ki Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro was born on May 23, 1904, in Surakarta. He grew up in the family environment of Surakarta Palace employees. After graduated from the "Arjuna" Teacher School in Jakarta, he worked as a teacher in a Taman Siswa school in Yogyakarta. Then in 1929 Ki Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro was appointed Principal of HIS Budi Utomo Jakarta. One year later, at the request of the residents of Kemayoran and Ki Hadjar Dewantara's blessing, he founded Perguruan Tamansiswa in Jakarta. Perguruan Tamansiswa in Jakarta was actually a merger between HIS Budi Utomo and HIS Marsudi Rukun, both of which were led by Ki Sarmidi Mangunsarkoro, and in its development Perguruan Tamansiswa Jakarta Branch has progressed rapidly until now. Education goals In 1930-1938 Mangunsarkoro was a Member of the Executive Board of the Indonesian National Scout Management (KBI), and advocate for the movement to be free from the influence of Dutch colonialism. From 1932 until 1940, he served as Chairman of the Education and Teaching Department