Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer | |
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Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh, 1935 | |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 16 September 1936 – 8 March 1942 De jure until 16 October 1945 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Preceded by | Bonifacius Cornelis de Jonge |
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| Queen's Commissioner in Groningen | |
| In office 1925–1933 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelmina |
| Preceded by | Edzard Tjarda van Starkenborgh |
| Succeeded by | Joachimus Pieter Fockema Andreae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer 7 March 1888 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 16 August 1978 (aged 90) Wassenaar, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen |
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Jonkheer Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer (7 March 1888 – 16 August 1978) was a Dutch nobleman and statesman, primarily noted for being the last colonial Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. He was taken captive after accepting Japan's demands for an unconditional surrender of the islands on 9 March 1942.
Tjarda was the 69th governor-general of the largest Dutch colony in Asia. He served from 1936 to 1942.
He came from an old noble family in Groningen and was the son of Edzard Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer. His father was mayor of the city of Groningen (1900-1917), member of the Provincial Council of Groningen (1904-1910), member of the Dutch Senate (1910-1917) and Queen's commissioner of the province of Groningen (1917-1925).
Alidius' mother Christine Jacobe Quintus was music teacher and opera soprano. His personal name was Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus, while Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer was his noble and peerage title. However, historical sources often refer to him as simply Tjarda.