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establish schools for natives and it was noted that the first formal

education organized by the Dutch government in Minangkabau
was in 1910. From that moment the surau began to face

competition and there were groups who were Dutch fanatics with

propaganda to stay away from the surau.
Entering the sixth decade of the 20th century to be precise

in 1959, the old order government under the pretext of a
presidential decree and the slogan of guided democracy,

undermined the democratic nagari government system, and
weakened all democratic traditions that existed in the nagari

government, so that differences of opinion led to differences of

understanding. and politics which makes it difficult to form mutual
understanding among members of the community.

After entering its seventh decade, the New Order
government which was getting stronger with the principle of the

necessity of uniformity that did not give place to differences of
opinion, carried out administrative reforms inside, but in reality it

was a political intervention that used authoritarian power to control

Minangkabau culture which still has seeds. understand democracy.
The central government places a Lurah (government employee) as

a substitute for an autonomous village head, in addition to placing

the Camat as the coordinator of these Lurahs, and appoints the
Regent as the regional head who has great power in the fields of