Paku Alam VIII

Sri Paku Alam VIII (10 April 1910 – 11 September 1998) was Duke (Adipati) of Pakualaman serving 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
Portrait of Paku Alam VIII
2nd Governor of Yogyakarta
In office
2 October 1988[lower-alpha 1] – 11 September 1998
PresidentSuharto
B. J. Habibie
Preceded byHamengkubuwono IX
Succeeded byHamengkubuwono X
1st Vice Governor of Yogyakarta
In office
4 March 1950 – 2 October 1988[lower-alpha 1]
PresidentSukarno
Suharto
GovernorHamengkubuwono IX
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byPaku Alam IX
Personal details
Born
Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya

(1910-04-10)10 April 1910
Pakualaman, Dutch East Indies
Died11 September 1998(1998-09-11) (aged 88)
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
CitizenshipIndonesian
NationalityIndonesian
Spouse(s)Kanjeng Raden Ayu (KRAy) Retnaningrum
Kanjeng Raden Ayu (KRAy) Purnamaningrum
Signature
Paku Alam VIII at his enthronement ceremony in 1937

He acceded to the throne of the Duchy of Pakualaman (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 Duke serve respectively as governor and vice-governor for life.[1][2]

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

References
  1. Paku Alam VIII (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
  2. For additional details on history and heraldry, see Paku alaman
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