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Thomas Matulessy (8 June 1783 – 16 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, praised by President Sukarno and declared a national hero by President Suharto.
Nuku (c. 1738 – 14 November 1805) was the Sultan of Tidore from 1797 to 1805. He is best known for leading the Nuku Rebellion in the Maluku Islands and Papua against the Dutch colonial empire from 1780 until his death.
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".
This is a list of rulers of Maluku from proto-historical times until the present. The four sultanates of Ternate , Tidore , Jailolo and Bacan were considered descendants of a legendary figure called Jafar Sadik and formed a ritual quadripartition.
In 2006, Haji Raden Mahmud Badaruddin, chairman of Palembang Sultanate Lineage Association (Indonesian: Himpunan Zuriat Kesultanan Palembang Darussalam), was crowned Sultan Iskandar Mahmud Badaruddin following an adat deliberation. He is a direct male-line descendant of Prince Purboyo, son of Sultan Muhammad Mansyur, and the daughter of Mahmud ...
Battle of Palembang (Indonesian: Pertempuran Palembang) or Battle of Five Days Five Night (Indonesian: Pertempuran Lima Hari Lima Malam) was an incident of resistance by the Indonesian army against attacks by Dutch army troops NICA which occurred in Palembang for five consecutive days from 1 to 5 January 1947.
Major TNI Marthen Indey (1912–1986) was a colonial police officer in New Guinea, Dutch East Indies who later became nationalist fighter in the Indonesian National Revolution and a supporter of Papua becoming part of Indonesia.
Ratulangi (right) with his cousin in 1910. The son of Jozias Ratulangi and Augustina Gerungan, both from wealthy, well-respected Minahasa families, Sam Ratulangi was born on 5 November 1890 in Tondano in North Sulawesi, which at the time was a part of the Dutch East Indies. [1]