page_title: Arnold Mononutu
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Arnold Mononutu / Early life
caption_attribution_description: English: Arnold Mononutu with his parents Bahasa Indonesia: Arnold Mononutu bersama orang tuanya
context_page_description: Arnoldus Isaac Zacharias Mononutu was a nationalist involved in the struggle for Indonesian independence. Mononutu gained his sense of Indonesian nationalism during his post-secondary studies in the Netherlands. In the early years of the Indonesian government, he served as Information Minister and was the first Ambassador of Indonesia to China. He later became Rector of Hasanuddin University.
context_section_description: Arnold Isaac Zacharias Mononutu was born in Manado on 4 December 1896 to Karel Charles Wilson Mononutu and Agustina van der Slot. Both his father and grandfather were prominent figures in their time. His father was a civil servant or ambtenaar (nl) in the Dutch East Indies colonial administration. His grandfather (also named Arnold Mononutu) was the first Minahasan to complete studies at the school for the training of native physicians (STOVIA or School tot Opleiding van Inlandsche Artsen) in Batavia (now Jakarta).
  When Mononutu was two years old, his father was assigned a position in Gorontalo. Four younger siblings were born in Gorontalo, but sadly all four died when they were between five and six months old. In 1903, Mononutu went to the Dutch language elementary school (ELS or Europeesche Lagere School (nl)) in Gorontalo. He continued his studies at the ELS in Manado after his father was reassigned to a position in Manado. In 1913, Mononutu went to the Dutch secondary school (HBS or Hogere burgerschool (nl)) in Batavia where he met and became friends with AA Maramis (also from Minahasa) and Achmad Subardjo.
caption: A young Mononutu with his parents
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