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Abdoel Rivai (Palembayan, Agam, West Sumatra, August 13, 1871 - Bandung, West Java, October 16, 1937) (EYD: Abdul Rivai) was a physician and journalist in the Dutch East Indies. He supported the end of Dutch rule there.

Personal life

Rivai was of Minangkabau descent. His father was a teacher at a school in Sumatra. He studied at the Javanese Doctor School (STOVIA), before completing his study and received 'the Arts' in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Career

In the Netherlands, Rivai taught Malay language at Berlitz and was actives as a writer. In 1899, he launched his magazine Pewarta Wolanda. Of his controversial writings, the most famous was Demoralisasi Orang Jawa in which he said that Javanese poverty was caused by culture and poor education. After met Clockenner Brousson, he changed Pewarta Wolanda into a twice weekly magazine known as Bendera Wolanda. In 1910, after completed his education, Rivai moved to Jakarta where he sat as editor of Bintang Timoer. In addition to his writings about the Indonesian independence movement, he was elected to the Indonesian Volksraad in 1918.

References

Poeze, Harry A. (1986) Di Negeri Penjajah : Orang Indonesia di Negeri Belanda 1600 - 1950
Rivai, Abdul. Student Indonesia di Eropa. Laporan November 1926 - Mei 1928

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Profil di PWI

v t e Members of the Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies (1918–1942)
European members	Paul Alex Blaauw Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha Dick de Hoog Hubertus van Mook Jan Jonkman Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger Cornelia Razoux Schultz-Metzer Karel Zaalberg
Indonesian members	Abdoel Rivai Abdul Muis Abdul Rasjid Achmad Djajadiningrat Agus Salim Bernard Wilhelm Lapian Cipto Mangunkusumo Ignatius Joseph Kasimo Hendrowahyono Mangaradja Soangkoepon Mangkunegara VII Mohammad Husni Thamrin Mohammad Yamin Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto Oto Iskandar di Nata Rajiman Wediodiningrat Sam Ratulangi Soeroso Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo Sukarjo Wiryopranoto Tadjuddin Noor Teuku Nyak Arif Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati Wiranatakusumah V Wiwoho Purbohadidjojo
Ethnic Arab and Chinese members	Abdullah bin Alwi Alatas Han Tiauw Tjong Hok Hoei Kan Ko Kwat Tiong Khouw Kim An Loa Sek Hie Phoa Liong Gie

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