National Heroes of Indonesia

Sukarno (born Koesno Sosrodihardjo; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, activist, and revolutionary who served as the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967.

Suharto (8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the second and longest-serving president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto led Indonesia as an authoritarian regime from 1967 until his resignation in 1998 following nationwide unrest. His 31-year dictatorship is considered one of the most brutal and corrupt of the 20th century: he was central to the perpetration of mass killings against alleged communists and subsequent persecution of ethnic Chinese, Islamists, irrelig

Sultan of Aceh

4th President of the Republic of Indonesia (1940–2009)

Raden Adjeng Kartini, also known as Raden Ayu Kartini (21 April 1879 – 17 September 1904), was a prominent Indonesian advocate of women's rights and female education.

1st vice president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1956 (1902–1980)

Prince Diponegoro (; born Bendara Raden Mas Mustahar, ; later Bendara Raden Mas Antawirya, ; 11 November 1785 – 8 January 1855), also known as Dipanegara and Dipa Negara, was a Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule. The eldest son of the Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono III, he played an important role in the Java War between 1825 and 1830. After his defeat and capture, he was exiled to Makassar, where he died at 69 years old.

3rd Vice President of Indonesia (1978–1983)

Indonesian educator, activist (1889-1959)

Indonesian poet (1911-1946)

Indonesian guerrilla leader against the Dutch (1850–1908)

communist Indonesian politician (1897-1949)

Indonesian politician and general (1918–2000)

Sultan of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, first Governor of the Special region of Yogyakarta and 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (1912-1988)

Prime Minister of Indonesia (1909–1966)

Indonesian writer, journalist and nationalist (1883-1959)

Indonesian politician (1884–1954)

Sudirman (; 24 January 1916 – 29 January 1950) was an Indonesian military officer and revolutionary during the Indonesian National Revolution.

5th Prime Minister of Indonesia from 1950 to 1951

National Hero of Indonesia recipient (1884–1947)

Indonesian composer and songwriter

Fatmawati (5 February 1923 – 14 May 1980) was the first lady of Indonesia from 1945 until 1967. She was the third wife of the first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, and the mother of Indonesia's first female president, Megawati Sukarnoputri. She also made the first flag flown by Indonesia.

Indonesian national hero (1917–1946)

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Moluccan freedom fighter and National Heroine of Indonesia

Indonesian composer of patriotic songs (1914–1958)

8th and 10th Prime Minister of Indonesia (1903–1975)

Indonesian historian, poet, playwright and politician (1903–1962)

Indonesian Islamic revivalist (1868-1923)

Thomas Matulessy (8 June 178316 December 1817), also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a famous Ambonese soldier who became a symbol of both the Maluku and Indonesian struggle for independence, declared a national hero by President Suharto On November 6, 1973.

Sultan of Mataram (1593-1645)

Indonesian film director (1921–1971)

Acehnese guerrilla leader (1854–1899)

Indonesian Prime Minister (1911-1963)

leader of Sarekat Islam (SI)

Keumalahayati, or Malahayati (fl. 16th century), was an admiral of the Aceh Sultanate navy, which ruled the area of modern Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. She is described as the first woman admiral in the modern world. Her troops were drawn from Aceh's widows and the army named the "Inong Balee", after Fort Inong Balee.

Indonesian politician (1896–1978)

Indonesian ulema (1871-1947)

Indonesian prime minister (1911-1987)

2nd first lady of Indonesia (1923–1996)

Indonesian general (1893–1948)

Indonesian politician and education activist

Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, better known by his pen name Hamka (17 February 1908 – 24 July 1981), was an Indonesian ʿālim, philosopher, writer, novelist, lecturer, politician and journalist.

Indonesian politician (1890-1949)

Indonesian statesman and economist (1911–1989)

Catholic archbishop (1896–1963)

National Hero of Indonesia

Indonesian general

National Hero of Indonesia (1870–1910)

Feminist and National Hero of Indonesia (1910–1965)

Sutomo (3 October 1920 – 7 October 1981), also known as Bung Tomo (meaning Comrade or Brother Tomo), was an Indonesian revolutionary and military leader best known for his role in the Indonesian National Revolution against Dutch colonial rule. He played a central role in the Battle of Surabaya, which was fought between British and Indonesian forces from October to November 1945.

Soetomo (born Soebroto; 30 July 1888 – 30 May 1938) was an Indonesian physician and nationalist. He was the co-founder of Boedi Oetomo, the first native political society in the Dutch East Indies, and led the Great Indonesia Party (Parindra) from 1935 until his death. Soetomo was declared a national hero by President Sukarno in 1961.

Balinese slave-turned-warlord

Indonesia politician (1879–1950)

Indonesian politician (1905–1968)

Indonesian journalist

Indonesian politician/National Hero of Indonesia (1918-1987)

Marsinah (10 April 1969 – 8 May 1993) was an independent trade unionist employed in a watch factory in East Java, Indonesia, whose murder drew international attention to the Suharto dictatorship's repression of workers.

mid-20th-century Indonesian naval officer

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