Albert Karubuy

Albert Bernardus Karubuy (5 January 1915), is a pro-integration activist from Papua and one of the three members that represented the West Irian province in the People's Representative Council after the 1955 elections. He was the political adviser of the Indonesian delegation during the 12th United Nations General Sessions in 1957.

Albert Karubuy
Member of the People's Representative Council
In office
21 August 1956[1] – 26 June 1960
PresidentSukarno
Member of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance
In office
26 June 1960 – 13 March 1968[2]
In office
29 June 1968[3] – 28 October 1971
PresidentSukarno
Suharto
Personal details
Born(1915-01-05)5 January 1915
Miei-Wandamen, Manokwari, Dutch East Indies
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyIndonesian-Irian Independence Party
EducationZending People's School
CBZ Surabaya (1929)
Known forone of the pro-integration activists of Papua

Early life

He was born in Miei-Wandamen, Manokwari, on 5 January 1915. He went to the Zending People's School, a mission school established by the Dutch missionaries in Papua. After passing from the school, he migrated to Surabaya, and studied in the Centrale Burgerlijke Ziekenhuis (transl. Central Civil Hospital) of Surabaya. He graduated in 1929.[4]

Career

After graduating, he was ordered by Soetomo to return to Papua. He went to Hollandia (now Jayapura) and worked at a settlement hospital in 1933. He resigned from the job in 1937, and returned to Surabaya to study from Soetomo. He returned two years later, and worked at a settlement hospital in Luwu, South Maluku. He resigned from the job in 1941 due to the unaccepted circumstances from the job.[4]

Activism and political career

Since his studies in Surabaya, Karubuy joined Indonesia Muda (transl. Young Indonesia) and Persatuan Bangsa Indonesia (transl. Indonesian Nation Unity). He actively participated in the protests organized by both organizations, and was arrested by the veld politie. Soon after, he and his friends were released and went back to school.[4]

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, he was arrested due to his reluctance to cooperate with the Japanese authorities. He was released after the independence of Indonesia, and he went to South Maluku to participate in the guerrilla against the oncoming Dutch forces as a health staff. He was arrested for 18 months by the Dutch authorities in 1946. After being released, Karubuy joined the "Indonesian Tigers" forces, commanded by Robert Wolter Mongisidi, against Raymond Westerling.[5]

References
  1. Parlaungan 1956, p. 414
  2. "Membebaskan dengan Hormat dari Keanggotaan MPRS" [On the Respectful Exemption from the Temporary People's Consultative Assembly Membership]. Presidential Decree No. 105 Year 1968 of 13 March 1968 (PDF) (in Indonesian). p. 4.
  3. People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance 1970, p. 695
  4. Parlaungan 1956, p. 416
  5. Parlaungan 1956, pp. 416–417

Bibliography
  • Parlaungan (1956), Hasil Rakjat Memilih Tokoh-tokoh Parlemen (Hasil Pemilihan Umum Pertama – 1955) di Republik Indonesia [Result of People Electing Parliamentary Members (Result of the First General Election – 1955) in the Republic of Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: C.V. Gita
  • People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance (1970), Seperempat Abad Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia [A Quarter Century of the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Secretariat of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance
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