History of Parepare

History of Parepare

Early in development, the current plateau, called the City of Pare-Pare, the former is a shrub bushes interspersed by holes slightly sloping ground where the sagebrush grows in the wild and irregular, ranging from the north (Cappa Edge ) to the south of the city departments. Then, through a process of historical development in such a way that plain called the City of Pare-Pare.

Lontara kingdom Suppa said the XIV century King Suppa a child to leave the palace and go south set up a separate area on the shore because of his hobby of fishing. The area that became known as the kingdom Soreang, then another kingdom stood around the XV century the monarchy Bacukiki.

In a goodwill visit XI King of Gowa, Manrigau Dg. Bonto Karaeng Tonapaalangga (1547-1566) of a walk from the kingdom to the kingdom Soreang Bacukiki. As a king is known as a strategist and a pioneer of development, the Kingdom of Gowa attracted by the beautiful scenery on this stretch and spontaneous called "Bajiki Pare Ni" means "Well made port this area". Since then attached the name "Parepare" Port City. Parepare finally visited including the Malay people who came to trade in the region Suppa.

Seeing a strategic position as a port protected by a headland in front of him, and had been visited by the people, the Dutch captured first place then make an important city in the central part of South Sulawesi. This is where the Dutch headquarters to spread its wings and crawl all over eastern and northern plains of South Sulawesi. It is headquartered in Pare-Pare for Ajatappareng region.

In the days of the Dutch East Indies, in the City of Pare-Pare, a resident a Resident Assistant and a Controlur or Gezag Hebber as Chairman of the Government (Dutch Indies), with the status of the government's so-called "Afdeling Parepare" which includes, Onder Afdeling Barru, Onder Afdeling Sidenreng Rappang, Onder Afdeling Enrekang, Onder Onder Afdeling Afdeling Pinrang and Parepare.

In each region / domicile Afdeling Onder Controlur or Gezag Hebber. In addition to the Dutch East Indies government officials, the government structure of the Dutch East Indies was aided also by government officials kings bugis, the White Barru in Barru, Addatuang Sidenreng in Sidenreng Rappang, White Enrekang in Enrekang, Addatung Sawitto in Pinrang, while domiciled in Parepare White Mallusetasi.

The structure of this government, running up to the outbreak of World War II, which is when the Dutch East Indies government vanishing around the year 1942.

At the time of independence of Indonesia in 1945, the government structure adapted to the law no. 1, 1945 (National Committee of Indonesia). And furthermore Act No. 2 of 1948, which also changed the structure of government, that there are only Regional Regional Head of State or Head of Government (KPN) and there is no longer such a Resident Assistant or Ken Karikan.

At the time Parepare status remained a territory Afdeling still includes 5 area as mentioned earlier. And with the release of Act No. 29 of 1959 concerning the formation and division II level regions in South Sulawesi province, then to four Onder Afdeling into district level, ie each District Level II Barru, Sidenreng Rappang, Enrekang and Pinrang, was Parepare own status Municipal Level II Parepare. Then in 1963 the term was changed to Township Municipal Law and after discharge. 2 Year 1999 on Regional Government, the municipality changed its status to "CITY" until now.

Based on tanggalpelantikan and swearing First Mayor H. Mannaungi Andi on February 17, 1960, then by Decree No. legislatures. 3 of 1970 set the birthday of the Municipality of Parepare on February 17, 1960.

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor officials since 1960:

H. Andi Mannaungi, KDH mayor 1960-1965

2. Andi Mappangara, KDH mayor 1965-1968

3. H. Andi Makkoelaoe, pgs. KDH mayor 1968-1969

4. Drs. Andi Mallarangeng, KDH mayor 1969-1972

5. Abdullah Adjaib, KDH mayor 1972-1973

6. Drs. H. Parawansa, KDH mayor 1973-1977

7. Drs. H. M. Joesoef Madjid, KDH mayor 1977-1983

8. Prof. Dr. Achmad Amiruddin, Pj KDH mayor 1983-1983

9. Drs. H. Andi Samad Thahir, KDH mayor 1983-1988

10. H. Mirdin Kasim, SH, M.Si, KDH mayor 1988-1993

11. Drs.H.Syamsul Natural Bristle, M.Si, KDH mayor 1993-1998

12. H. Basrah Hafid, SH, MM, Mayor 1998-2003 and Drs. H. Tadjuddin Kammisi, MM, Vice Mayor 1998-2003

13. Drs. H. M. Zain Katoe, Mayor 2003-2008 and Drs. H. Tadjuddin Kammisi, MM, Vice Mayor 2003-2008

14. Drs. H. Andi Sulham Hasan, M.Si, Acting Mayor 2008-2008

15. Drs. H. M. Zain Katoe, Mayor 2008-2013, and H. Sjamsu Alam, Vice Mayor 2008-2013

16. H. Sjamsu Nature (Plt. Mayor Parepare 2011-2013)

While the City Council Acting Chairman Parepare are:

1. Moh. Amin La Engke "two-period" (1960 - 1969)

2. Abdul Rashid Rauf, BA (1969 - 1971)

3. A. Muh familiar "two-period" (1971 - 1982)

4. H. Shamsuddin Ahmad (1982 - 1987)

5. H. Halid Abdul Halim, BA (1987 - 1992)

6. Colonel Drs. J. M. Soerono (1992 - 1997)

7. H. Abd. Chalik Latif (1997 - 1999)

8. H. Muh. Amin dollah, BA (1999 - 2004)

9. H. Muhadir Haddade, SH (2004-2009)

10. H. Muhadir Haddade, SH (2009-2014)