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FROM VOLKSRAAD TO THE CENTRAL INDONESIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
(1917–1949)

All members went through an election process, although elected mem- The opening of Volksraad meeting
bers were predominantly Dutch. The Dutch domination was due to elec- by Governor General Van Limburg
Stirum on 18 May 1918.
tion rules that required members to be literate and have an income tax (Collection of Tropen Museum
of at least 300 guilders. Only a few bumiputra fulfilled the requirements. Amsterdam)
Furthermore, council members must be able to speak Dutch.

An executive board ran activities at the city councils. Local councils were
also formed in every regency (76 regencies in Java), where some mem-
bers were council officials with the regent as chairman. Outside Java,
there were 10 councils, except in East Sumatra, in which all council mem-
bers were bumiputra.

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