History Of Bukittinggi

Bukittinggi city began to stand in line with the arrival of the Dutch who later founded the fort in 1825 during the Padri War in one of the hill contained in this town, known as the fortress Fort de Kock, as well as a resting place for the Dutch officers who were in area towns. Later in the reign of the Dutch East Indies, this area always increased role in state administration which later developed into a Stadsgemeente (city), and also served as the capital Afdeeling Padangsche Bovenlanden and Onderafdeeling Oud Agam.

During the Japanese occupation, the town of Bukittinggi used as a control center for the region of Sumatra military government, even to Singapore and Thailand, where the city became the seat of the military commander to 25 Kenpeitai, under the command of Major General Hirano Toyoji. Later town changed its name from Fort de Kock Stadsgemeente be Bukittinggi The Yaku Sho, whose land extended to include village-like surrounding villages Sianok Anam Tribe, Gadut, Kapau, Ampang Tower, Bukit Batu Taba and Batabuah. Now the village-the village into the Agam regency.

After the independence of Indonesia, was elected Bukittinggi Sumatra's provincial capital, with its governor Mr. Teuku Muhammad Hasan. Then Bukittinggi is also defined as an area of ​​city government based on the assessment of Sumatra Province Governor No. 391 dated June 9, 1947.

At times defend the independence of Indonesia, the City Bukitinggi role as the city struggles, where on 19 December 1948, the city is designated as the capital city of Indonesia after the Yogyakarta fall into the hands of the Dutch or known by the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PDRI). Later on, the event was designated a State-Defense Day, according to the Republic of Indonesia Presidential Decree No. 28 of 2006 dated December 18, 2006.

Next Great City of Bukittinggi be based on the Law No. 9 Year 1956 on the establishment of an autonomous region within the major cities of the province of Central Sumatra that time, which covers the province of West Sumatra, Jambi, Riau and Riau Islands now.

Although after the issuance of Government Regulation No. 84 of 1999 as a new legal basis of regional government in the implementation of Bukittinggi, but until now still can not be implemented.
(source: http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kota_Bukittinggi)