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Sudirman

1916–1950 · 20th century · Also known as General Sudirman

Sudirman was the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian armed forces during the war of independence against the Netherlands. A former schoolteacher, he was elected commander in November 1945 at the age of 29. When the Dutch seized the republican capital Yogyakarta in December 1948 he led the guerrilla resistance for months while gravely ill with tuberculosis, carried on a litter. He died in January 1950 and is honoured as a national hero.

Sudirman
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