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Ahmad Boestamam (30 November 1920 – 19 January 1983), or Abdullah Thani bin Raja Kechil, was a Malaysian freedom fighter, politician and was the founding president of Parti Rakyat Malaysia and Parti Marhaen Malaysia. [1]
Kanang Anak Langkau (2 March 1945 – 3 January 2013) was a Malaysian soldier from the Iban Dayak community in Sarawak.He was in the Royal Ranger Regiment and Regimental Sergeant Major of 8 Renjer (8th Rangers) of the Malaysian Army with his tag number 901378.
Adnan enlisted in the Malay Regiment in 1933 and was selected as the regiment's best recruit for his outstanding performance. He was promoted to sergeant in 1936. A year later, he marched in a contingent representing the Federated Malay States at the coronation parade of George VI and earned a coronation medal.
Rosli Dhobi was born on 18 March 1932 at House No. 94, Kampung Pulo in Sibu, as the second child cum elder son in a washerman's family. His father, Dhobi bin Buang was an ethnic local Sibu Malay who had ancestral roots in Kalimantan, Indonesia and was a descendant of Raden ranked nobles.
On the verge of victory after surrounding the Dutch forces in one of her forts, he was, however, shot from a distance, killing him instantly. He died on 18 June 1784 at Teluk Ketapang, Melaka in modern-day Malaysia. [3] According to famed Malay writer Munshi Abdullah, Raja Haji was rumoured to have been buried in a pig farm by the Dutch. [4]
Robert was born in Malalayang (now part of Manado) and was the son of Petrus Mongisidi and Lina Suawa.He started his education in 1931 in elementary school (Dutch: Hollands Inlandsche School (HIS)), which was followed by middle school (Dutch: Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO)) at Frater Don Bosco in Manado.
National Hero of Indonesia (Indonesian: Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia. [1] It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds which can be remembered and exemplified for all time by other citizens" [a] or "extraordinary service furthering the interests of the state and people".
Dutch East Indies and Indonesia: Allegiance: Masyumi Party: Type: Infantry: Role: Reserve force for the Defenders of the Homeland in defending the Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies from Allied invasion and as a Paramilitary force: Size: ≈ 25,000 men (in 1945) Garrison/HQ: Cibarusah, Bekasi, West Java: Nickname(s) Sabilillah: Colors Green ...