Fatmawati 5 February 1923 – 14 May 1980 is a National Hero of Indonesia (Indonesian: Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia). As the inaugural First Lady of Indonesia, she was the third wife of the first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, and the mother of Indonesia’s first female president, Megawati Sukarnoputri. She constructed the first flag flown by Indonesia. Contents 1Life 2Polygamy 3Death 4Legacy 5References Life Fatmawati
Cut Nyak Dhien or Tjoet Nja’ Dhien 1848, Lampadang – November 6, 1908, Sumedang was a leader of the Acehnese guerrilla forces during the Aceh War. Following the death of her husband Teuku Umar, she led guerrilla actions against the Dutch for 25 years. She was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia on May 2, 1964 by the Indonesian government. Contents 1Early
Sutomo 3 October 1920 – 7 October 1981, also known as Bung Tomo, is best known for his role as an Indonesian military leader during the Indonesian National Revolution against the Netherlands. He played a central role in Battle of Surabaya when the Dutch attacked the city in October and November 1945. Contents 1Early life 2Battle of Surabaya and race-based execution of civilians
Bagindo Azizchan (30 September 1910 – 19 July 1947), is the second Mayor of Padang after independence, which was inaugurated on August 15, 1946 replacing Mr. Abubakar Jaar. He died at the age of 36 years after being involved in a battle against the Netherlands. His body was interred at the Heroes Cemetery “Bahagia”, Bukittinggi. On 9 November 2005 Azizchan
General Ahmad Yani 19 June 1922 – 1 October 1965 was the commander of the Indonesian Army, and was killed by members of the 30 September Movement during an attempt to kidnap him from his house. Contents 1Early life 2Career with the Indonesian military 3Final years 4Honours 4.1National honours 4.2Foreign honours 5References 6Further reading 7Further reading Early life
Haji Agus Salim October 8, 1884 – November 4, 1954 was an Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and statesman. He served as Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1947 and 1949. Contents 1Early life 2Political activism 3Japanese occupation 4Indonesian independence 5Government and diplomatic services 6Later life and death 7Personal life and legacy 8References 9Bibliography Early life Agus
General of the Army (Ret.) Abdul Haris Nasution 3 December 1918 – 6 September 2000 was an Indonesian army general. Born into a Batak Muslim family in the North Sumateran village of Hutapungkut, in what was then the Dutch East Indies, he studied teaching and enrolled at a military academy in Bandung. After Sukarno declared Indonesia’s independence on 17 August 1945, Nasution joined the fledgling Indonesian armed forces which
Adam Malik Batubara 22 July 1917 – 5 September 1984 was an Indonesian politician and former journalist who served as its third vice president. Previously he served as the parliament speaker, foreign minister, president of the United Nations General Assembly, and a journalist. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Transition from Old Order to the New Order
Abdul Halim (December 27, 1911 – July 4, 1987) was Indonesian politician, who served 4th Prime Minister of Indonesia. Family and education[edit] Abdul Halim was born on 27 December 1911, in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, to Achmad St. Mangkuto and Hj. Darama. At the age of 7, Abdullah, his mother’s cousin, who at that time was one of the leaders
Kwik Kian Gie traditional Chinese: 郭建義; simplified Chinese: 郭建义; pinyin: Guō Jiànyì born 11 January 1935 in Juwana, Central Java was the Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Economics and Finance from 1999–2000, and Minister of National Development Planning from 2001-2004. He is a prominent Indonesian economist who often wrote columns in the newspaper KOMPAS criticizing the policies of the Suharto administration in the late 1980s and 1990s. But a