Chris Soumokil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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President of South Moluccas
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Place of Birth: Surabaya, Indonesia
About 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).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 Indonesian in 1935 and working as a law official in Java.
- Between May 1947 and February 1950, he served as Minister of Justice in four cabinets of the State of East Indonesia.
- 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.
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