Soerjopranoto

{{Short description|Indonesian politician and labor leader (1872–1959)}}

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{{Infobox person

| honorific_prefix = Raden Mas

| name = Soerjopranoto

| image = Soerjopranoto.jpg

| alt = Portrait of Soerjopranoto

| caption = Portrait, {{circa|date unknown}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1871|1|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pakualaman, Yogyakarta

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1959|10|15|1871|1|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bandung, Indonesia

| organization = {{plainlist|

• Sarekat Islam (1915–1933)
• Indonesian Islamic Political Party (1933–1938)

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| known_for = Founding and leading the Personeel Fabriek Bond (PFB)

| relatives = {{plainlist|

• Ki Hajar Dewantara (brother)
• Paku Alam III (grandfather)

}}

}}

Soerjopranoto (EYD: Suryopranoto; 11 January 1871 – 15 October 1959) was an Indonesian politician and labor leader. He founded and lead the Personeel Fabriek Bond (PFB), a labor union associated with the Sarekat Islam movement, of which he was a member of from 1915 to 1933. He was dubbed "The Strike King" by the Dutch press for his involvement in the labor movement.{{cite web | url = https://historia.id/politik/articles/soerjopranoto-si-raja-mogok-D845e/page/4 | title = Soerjopranoto Si Raja Mogok | trans-title = Soerjopranoto The Strike King | last = Setiawan | first = Andri | date = 2020-03-04 | website = historia.id | language = id | access-date = 2022-12-23 }} He was also the elder brother of Ki Hajar Dewantara, a pro-independence activist and nationalist.{{cite web | url = https://tirto.id/sejarah-hidup-soerjopranoto-gerak-juang-kakak-ki-hadjar-dewantara-dd63 | title = Sejarah Hidup Soerjopranoto: Gerak Juang Kakak Ki Hadjar Dewantara | trans-title = Life History of Soerjopranoto: The Struggle of Ki Hadjar Dewantara's Brother | last = Raditya | first = Iswara N. | date = 2019-01-11 | website = tirto.id | language = id | access-date = 2022-12-23 }} Following his death, Soerjopranoto was proclaimed a national hero by President Sukarno.{{cite web | url = https://tirto.id/soerjopranoto-ketika-ningrat-jawa-bergerak-membela-rakyat-jelata-cC5x | title = Soerjopranoto: Ketika Ningrat Jawa Bergerak Membela Rakyat Jelata | trans-title = Soerjopranoto: When a Javanese Aristocrat Moved to Defend the Common Folk | last = Raditya | first = Iswara N. | date = 2021-10-15 | website = tirto.id | language = id | access-date = 2022-12-23 }}