page_title: Certificate of Citizenship (Indonesia)
hierarchical_section_title: Certificate of Citizenship (Indonesia)
caption_attribution_description: English: Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Indonesia from 1973, reverse. Translation: Government of the Republic of Indonesia Department of Domestic Affairs Clarifies that the holder of this certificate of proof Name: Mrs. Yuliyati Place/Date of Birth: Date 24-9-1933 in PURWAKARTA Address: 39 Wates St. Yogyakarta Is a Citizen of Indonesia based on Form II from the STATE COURT OF YOGYAKARTA Dated 24-11-1961, No. 2371/1961 and Name Change from the Municipality of Yogyakarta No. K. 1599, Dated 21-7-1967. Issued in Yogyakarta on 19-12-1973 Valid until 19-12-1978 In the name of the Minister of Domestic Affairs The Regional Leader of The Special Administrative Region of Yogyakarta in his name [Stamped] Regional Secretary Moeljono Moeliadi LLB
context_page_description: A Republic of Indonesia Certificate of Citizenship was an identity card establishing citizenship in the Republic of Indonesia.
  The SBKRI was used to discriminate against Indonesians of Chinese descent. It was required to enter academia, obtain a passport, to register for an election, and to get married. The requirement was eventually abolished although local bureaucracies have continued to engage in abuses.
  The legal bases for SBKRI legal was established with the Law no. 62 in 1958 issued by the Ministry of Justice G.A. Maengkom and approved by President Sukarno. It came in the wake of Mao Zedong's decree that all Chinese people everywhere are citizens of the People's Republic of China based on the principle of jus sanguinis. This was followed with the Dual Nationality Agreement between Indonesia and China between Chou En-lai and Soenario in 1955.
context_section_description: A Republic of Indonesia Certificate of Citizenship (Indonesian: Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia abbreviated SBKRI) was an identity card establishing citizenship in the Republic of Indonesia.  
  The SBKRI was used to discriminate against Indonesians of Chinese descent. It was required  to enter academia, obtain a passport, to register for an election, and to get married. The requirement was eventually abolished although local bureaucracies have continued to engage in abuses.
  The legal bases for SBKRI legal was established with the Law no. 62 in 1958 issued by the Ministry of Justice G.A. Maengkom and approved by President Sukarno. It came in the wake of Mao Zedong's decree that all Chinese people everywhere are citizens of the People's Republic of China based on the principle of jus sanguinis (blood descendants). This was followed with the Dual Nationality Agreement between Indonesia and China between Chou En-lai and Soenario in 1955.
caption: SBKRI from 1973; reverse shows the card-holder's biodata as well as the card's legal basis and validity period
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