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Also Known As Raden Mas Suwardi Surjaningrat • Ki Hadjar Dewantara
Born May 2, 1889 • Yogyakarta • Indonesia
Died April 26, 1959 (aged 69) • Yogyakarta • Indonesia • (Anniversary in 5 days)
Political Affiliation Sarekat Islām
Omar Said Tjokroaminoto
Indonesian leader
Sukarno
Sukarno
president of Indonesia
Ibrahim Datuk Tan Malaka
Minangkabau communist leader
Mohammad Hatta
Indonesian politician
Sutan Sjahrir
prime minister of Indonesia
Adam Malik
Indonesian statesman and president of UN
Tjipto Mangunkusumo
Indonesian nationalist leader
Agus Salim, Hadji
Hadji Agus Salim
Indonesian religious leader
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Dutch merchant and statesman
Willem Drees
prime minister of the Netherlands
Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto
president of Indonesia
Suharto
Suharto
president of Indonesia
Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo
president of Indonesia
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
president of Indonesia
B.J. Habibie
president of Indonesia
Abdurrahman Wahid
president of Indonesia
The first woman president of Indonesia
Megawati Sukarnoputri
president of Indonesia
Kemal Atatürk
Kemal Atatürk
president of Turkey
John Crawfurd
British scholar and diplomat
Jaap Kunst
Dutch musicologist