Sarekat Islam: growth, politics, and suppression (1905–1927)

1. Sarekat Dagang Islam founded in Surakarta

   Jan 1, 1905Labels: Sarekat Dagang, Surakarta

   • Britannica
   • Tjokroaminoto

2. SDI reorganized and expanded beyond local traders

   Jan 1, 1911Labels: Sarekat Dagang, Branches

   • Britannica
   • SI Wiki

3. SDI renamed Sarekat Islam in Surabaya

   Sep 19, 1912Labels: Sarekat Islam, Surabaya

   • SI Wiki

4. First SI congress boosts national profile

   Jan 26, 1913Labels: Sarekat Islam, H O

   • SI Wiki
   • Britannica

5. ISDV influence grows inside SI branches

   Jan 1, 1914Labels: ISDV, Semarang

   • SI Wiki

6. SI claims mass membership and broad branch network

   Jan 1, 1916Labels: Sarekat Islam, Mass membership

   • Britannica
   • SI Wiki

7. Indie Weerbaar debate deepens internal radicalization

   Jan 1, 1917Labels: Indie Weerbaar, Factional debate

   • IHS article

8. SI leaders enter the Volksraad advisory council

   Jan 1, 1918Labels: Volksraad, Sarekat Islam

   • Tjokro Brit
   • SI Brit

9. Communists form PKH, tightening struggle within SI

   May 23, 1920Labels: PKH, Communists

   • PKI Wiki
   • SI Brit

10. SI congress bans dual membership, triggering split

    Jan 1, 1921Labels: SI Congress, Dual membership

    • Britannica
    • PKI Wiki

11. Tjokroaminoto jailed amid tightening colonial pressure

    Jan 1, 1921Labels: Tjokroaminoto, Dutch authorities

    • Tjokro Brit

12. Tjokroaminoto released, SI leadership seeks consolidation

    May 1, 1922Labels: Tjokroaminoto, SI leadership

    • SI Wiki
    • Tjokro Brit

13. Madiun congress forms Partai Sarekat Islam

    Feb 20, 1923Labels: Madiun congress, Partai Sarekat

    • Kompas
    • SI Wiki

14. Communist-linked mass organizing continues outside SI

    Jan 1, 1924Labels: Sarekat Islam, Sarekat Rakjat

    • Britannica

15. 1926–1927 communist uprisings prompt broad Dutch crackdowns

    Nov 12, 1926Labels: 1926 1927, Dutch crackdowns

    • Boven Digoel
    • Nat Awakening

16. SI weakened by factionalism and repression by 1927

    Dec 31, 1927Labels: Sarekat Islam, Repression

    • Britannica
    • SI Wiki