African Indonesians
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia (Java)
Languages
Indonesian · English · Languages of Africa
Religion
Christianity · Islam
Related ethnic groups
African people

African Indonesians refers to Indonesians of full or partial African ancestry.[1] They may have been born in or immigrated to Indonesia. The first wave of immigration was in the 19th century, between 1830 and 1872.[2][3]

One of the last Belanda Hitam settlement in Indonesia was in Kampung Afrikan (African Village), Pangenjurutengah, Purworejo District, Purworejo Regency. Most chose Dutch citizenship after Indonesian independence; even so, one Belanda Hitam family, descendant of a soldier called De Ruiter, used to live there whose descendant, called Eveline, married Djarno, a local Purworejo, and had three children, who later moved out. However, Eveline died in 2002, while Djarno died in 2007.[4]

References

  1. ^ Bekers, Elisabeth; Helff, Sissy; Meroll, Daniela (2009). Transcultural Modernities: Narrating Africa in Europe. Amsterdam: Rodopi B.V. ISBN 978-90-420-2538-7.
  2. ^ Davies, Carole Boyce (2008). Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture. Vol. I. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-700-5.
  3. ^ Kessel, Ineke van (Amsterdam 2005). Zwarte Hollanders; Afrikaanse soldaten in Nederlands-Indië. KIT Publishers. p. 213. ISBN 90-6832-498-5
  4. ^ Heksantoro, Rinto (2017-10-13). "Kenangan Warga Purworejo Tentang Londo Ireng". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-22.


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