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Heroes Monument. The Heroes Monument (Indonesian: Tugu Pahlawan) is a monument in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. It is the main symbol of the city, dedicated to the people who died during the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945. The 10 November Museum is located under the monument. This monument is 41.15 metres tall and is pillar-shaped.
295 [4] –2,000 [1] dead. 210 wounded. The Battle of Surabaya was a major battle in the Indonesian National Revolution fought between regular infantry and militia of the Indonesian nationalist movement and British and British Indian troops against the re-imposition of Dutch colonial rule. The peak of the battle was in November 1945.
Sutomo Kusnadi. Sigit Margono. Sura and Baya Statue (Indonesian: Patung Sura dan Baya; Javanese: ꦥꦠꦸꦁꦱꦸꦫꦭꦤ꧀ꦧꦪ, Patung Sura lan Baya) are the most famous icons and guides of the city of Surabaya. The statue consists of two types of animals, shark and crocodile. This statue is found in three places in the city of Surabaya.
Hotel Yamato (now called Hotel Majapahit) with text commemorating the incident. The Hotel Yamato incident was the tearing of the blue colour of the Dutch flag flying at Hotel Yamato (now Hotel Majapahit) on 19 September 1945, which was preceded by the failure of negotiations between Soedirman (Surabaya residency) and W. V. C. Ploegman [1] to lower the Dutch flag.
1900s-1930s. 5 August 1900 – The present building of the Church of the Birth of Our Lady, Surabaya completed construction. [10] 1 April 1906 – Surabaya's city council was established, composed of 15 Europeans, 3 natives, and 3 Chinese/Arabs. [16] 1910 – Work began on the construction of a modern port at Tanjung Perak.
The Semarang offensive is composite of the Battle of Ambarawa (20 October--15 December 1945; 55 days), Magelang offensive(26 October--15 December 1945; 49 days) [2], Battle of Ungaran or Ungaran offensive, and Semarang offensive proper (15 December 1945--2 March 1946; 87 days) (Indonesian: Palagan Ambarawa).
Mustofa Bisri. Ahmad Mustofa Bisri (born 10 August 1944) is an Indonesian Islamic leader from Indonesia and was the ninth Chief Adviser of Nahdlatul Ulama.He is the head of Pondok Pesantren Raudlatuth Thalibin, Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia.
150 [7] –850 dead [6] 61 wounded [7] 231 missing [7][b] The Battle of Semarang (Indonesian: Pertempuran Semarang), in Indonesia also known as Pertempuran Lima Hari (Five Days' Battle) [8] was a clash between Japanese forces of the Sixteenth Army and Indonesian forces consisting of People's Security Agency personnel and pemuda in October 1945 ...