Tan Eng Hoa
Indonesian independence activist
About Tan Eng Hoa
Lived 1907 – 1949 (aged 41–42). Tan Eng Hoa was an Indonesian independence activist.
Tan Eng Hoa (陳英華) (February 24, 1907 – April 14, 1949) was born in Semarang and studied in the HBS. He graduated in law from the Rechts Hogeschool in Batavia in 1932. In 1945, he represented the Chinese Indonesians community in the Japanese-sponsored Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence, where he proposed an article for the freedom of association in the drafting of the Constitution of Indonesia.
Early life Tan was born in Semarang in 1907, to parents who owned a grocery store.
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Who was Tan Eng Hoa?
Indonesian independence activist (1907-1949)
When was Tan Eng Hoa born?
Tan Eng Hoa was born in 1907 in Semarang.
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Tan Eng Hoa died in 1949.
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Tan Eng Hoa was an independence activist.
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Tan Eng Hoa was Indonesian.
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