Loa Sek Hie
Loa Sek Hie | |
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| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1965 (aged 66–67) The Hague, the Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | politician, parliamentarian, community leader, landowner |
| Spouse | Tan Pouw Nio |
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| Family | Loa Po Seng (grandfather) Tan Liok Tiauw (father-in-law) Tan Tiang Po, Luitenant der Chinezen (grandfather-in-law) |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau |
Loa Sek Hie Sia (1898, Batavia – 1965, The Hague) was a colonial Indonesian politician, parliamentarian and the founding Voorzitter or chairman of the controversial, ethnic-Chinese self-defense force Pao An Tui (1946–1949). He was a Peranakan of Chinese-Indonesian, Austrian and Javanese descent. In his political career, he campaigned against racial discrimination and demanded better healthcare and education for ethnic Chinese in the Dutch East Indies.