Paku Alam VIII

Paku Alam VIII
Paku Alam VIII
	Portrait of Paku Alam VIII
2nd Governor of Yogyakarta
	In office; 2 October 1988[lower-alpha 1] – 11 September 1998
President	Suharto ; B. J. Habibie
Preceded by	Hamengkubuwono IX
Succeeded by	Hamengkubuwono X
1st Vice Governor of Yogyakarta
	In office; 4 March 1950 – 2 October 1988[lower-alpha 1]
President	Sukarno ; Suharto
Governor	Hamengkubuwono IX
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Paku Alam IX
Personal details
Born	Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya; 10 April 1910; Pakualaman, Dutch East Indies
Died	11 September 1998 (aged 88); Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Citizenship	Indonesian
Nationality	Indonesian
Spouse(s)	Kanjeng Raden Ayu (KRAy) Retnaningrum; Kanjeng Raden Ayu (KRAy) Purnamaningrum
Signature

Sri Paku Alam VIII (10 April 1910 – 11 September 1998) was the second Governor of Yogyakarta. He was the son of Paku Alam VII and Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Retno Poewoso. His child name was Gusti Raden Mas Harya Sularso Kunto Suratno and his adult name was Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Prabu.

Paku Alam VIII at his enthronement ceremony in 1937

He acceded to the throne of the Pakualaman principality Kadipaten Pakualaman on 12 April 1937 with the official name Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam VIII. The Pakualaman dates from 1812 and is an enclave within the Yogyakarta Sultanate.

He died in office in 1998, and was buried in the family graveyard at Girigondo.

Paku Alam VIII was a major figure in the independence struggle. His contribution, together with that of Hamengkubuwono IX, led to Yogyakarta gaining status as a Special Region where the sultan and the prince serve respectively as governor and vice-governor for life.[1][2]

Notes

Hamengkubuwono IX died on 2 October at 20:05 EDT or 3 October at 07:05 WIB

References

Paku Alam VIII Prince of Yogyakarta, 1910- (1997), Sampeyan Dalem Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Ario Paku Alam VIII : jangkep yuswo 90 tahun, 29 Mulud tahun 1930 (3 Agustus 1997), s.n, retrieved 13 April 2012
For additional details on history and heraldry, see Paku alaman

Political offices
Preceded by Hamengkubuwono IX	Governor of Yogyakarta 2 October 1988 – 11 September 1998	Succeeded by Hamengkubuwono X
Regnal titles
Preceded by Paku Alam VII	Prince of the Pakualaman 1938–1998	Succeeded by Paku Alam IX

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[HB9-1] Hamengkubuwono IX died on 2 October at 20:05 EDT or 3 October at 07:05 WIB

[2] Paku Alam VIII Prince of Yogyakarta, 1910- (1997), Sampeyan Dalem Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Ario Paku Alam VIII : jangkep yuswo 90 tahun, 29 Mulud tahun 1930 (3 Agustus 1997), s.n, retrieved 13 April 2012

[3] For additional details on history and heraldry, see Paku alaman