In the beginning, there was onlyone building in the whole present day presidential palace are now the premises of Istana Negara. Building was owned by J.A. van Braam. The construction of the building began in 1796 9during the Governor-General Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten’s adminitration) and wholly completed in 1804 (during Governor-General Johannes Sieberg’s term). In 1818 the Ducth East Ondies administration procured the building, which from then on, was made into the official residence of Dutch governor-general.
Quite a few important events during teh Dutch colonial period took place in the building. For example, General de Kock’s exposition to Governor-General van der Capellen regarding in plan to exterminate Price Diponegoro’s rebellion and his strategy against Tuanku Imam Bonjol’s upsrising took place in this very building. The building now called Istana Negara also witnessed Governor-General van de Bosch’s launching of the cultuurstelsel (force planting), which required the Dutch administration deemed profitable to the Dutch. After independence, an important event which took place ion this building was the signing of the Lingarjati Agreement on 25 March 1947. Indonesia was led by Sutan Sjahrir and the Netherlands by Dr. Van Mook.
Quite a few important events during teh Dutch colonial period took place in the building. For example, General de Kock’s exposition to Governor-General van der Capellen regarding in plan to exterminate Price Diponegoro’s rebellion and his strategy against Tuanku Imam Bonjol’s upsrising took place in this very building. The building now called Istana Negara also witnessed Governor-General van de Bosch’s launching of the cultuurstelsel (force planting), which required the Dutch administration deemed profitable to the Dutch. After independence, an important event which took place ion this building was the signing of the Lingarjati Agreement on 25 March 1947. Indonesia was led by Sutan Sjahrir and the Netherlands by Dr. Van Mook.
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