The Pusat Bahasa (Indonesian for "Language Center") is the institution responsible for designing and regulating the growth of the Indonesian language in Indonesia.

History

It all started in 1947 with the undertaking Instituut voor Taal en Cultuur Onderzoek (ITCO), which was a part of the University of Indonesia. The institute was headed by Prof. Dr. Gerrit Jan Held. Parallel to this, the newly formed Indonesian government, having just celebrated their independence in 1945, created Balai Bahasa (roughly translated as "Home of Language") in March of 1948. At that time, Balai Bahasa was under the Culture Division of the Kementrian Pendidikan, Pengajaran dan Kebudayaan (or "Ministry of Education, Teaching and Culture"). 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

In 1952, Balai Bahasa and ITCO were integrated into Fakultas Sastra (the Faculty of Literature) at the University of Indonesia. Its name was then changed to Lembaga Bahasa dan Budaya (Division of Language and Culture). Seven years later, on June 1, 1959, the division was renamed Lembaga Bahasa dan Kesusastraan (Division of Language and Literature). At this time, it was also moved under the Department of Education, Teaching and Culture (formerly the Ministry). 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On November 3, 1966, the division was again renamed to Direktorat Bahasa dan Kesusasteraan (Directorate of Language and Literature) under Direktorat Jendral Kebudayaan (Directorate General of Culture). The Directorate General was itself under Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Department of Education and Culture, after having been renamed). November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Directorate is an agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department. ...

On May 27, 1969, the directorate was renamed to Lembaga Bahasa Nasional (Division of National Language, LBN) under the same Directorate General. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

On April 1, 1975, LBN was once again renamed to Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa (roughly "The Center of Language Learning and Research", PPPB). Unofficially, the term Pusat Bahasa is used to refer to PPPB, due to its lengthy name. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Based on the (Indonesian) President's mandate in 2000, PPPB was officially renamed to Pusat Bahasa, which still stands until now (2006), although it is now under Sekretariat Jendral Department Pendidikan Nasional (Secretariate General of the Department of National Education). This article is about the year 2000. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of 2006, Pusat Bahasa has a division named Balai Bahasa in the twenty-one provinces of Indonesia.

References

http://www.bahasa-sastra.web.id/ihwal_kami1.asp