Tiga bersaudara berjuang mempertahankan kemerdekaan di Kalimantan Barat. Bardan Nadi, yang gugur di tangan tentara Belanda, diingat sebagai pahlawan. Sedangkan jejak kedua saudaranya menghilang di tengah perburuan kaum komunis setelah 1965.
Semaoen dikenal sebagai wartawan yang tajam mengkritik pengusaha kapitalis dan pemerintah kolonial. Akibatnya, dia dipenjara karena delik pers. Selama ditahan, dia menulis Hikajat Kadiroen.
Trubus melukis orang-orang terdekatnya. Pelukis kesayangan Sukarno ini menghilang setelah Peristiwa 1965. Lukisan istri dan kedua anaknya jatuh ke tangan Adam Malik.
Gula menjadi penanda status sosial dan melambangkan kekayaan karena hanya dikonsumsi para bangsawan. Keinginan akan gula yang terjangkau memicu perbudakan.
Di usianya yang masih muda, Semaoen memimpin dan menggerakkan serikat buruh. Dia memperjuangkan pekerja tertindas dengan melancarkan pemogokan, sampai diusir pemerintah kolonial.
Sebagai pegawai kereta api, masa depan Semaoen terjamin. Namun, dia memilih terjun ke pergerakan karena melihat ketidakadilan yang dialami rakyat jajahan.
Pemerintah Indonesia mendesak dunia Islam lebih tegas terhadap terorisme pemukim ilegal Israel di Palestina. Isu serupa juga diserukan pada Muktamar Islam di Palestina yang dihadiri Ahmad Subardjo.
Anak juragan tanah Betawi ini dari pemain lenong sukses menjadi aktor. Meski populer dan terkenal, Pak Tile tinggal di rumah petakan di pinggir rel kereta api.
Maria Ullfah’s first marriage ended in tragedy. Her husband was shot and killed by Dutch soldiers. Her second spring of love unfolded with Soebadio Sastrosatomo.
Tan Tjeng Bok was known as an actor for three eras. He was once the highest-paid artist, but his life ended in sorrow. He was buried in the Petamburan Public Cemetery.
Johan Kepler Panggabean was a national entrepreneur and a friend of President Sukarno. His company, the sole agent for VW cars from Germany, went out of business following the change of power.
From Indonesian national soccer team coach Toni Pogacnik to race car driver Hengky Iriawan, several notable sports heroes in Indonesian history are buried at the Petamburan Public Cemetery, Central Jakarta.
After being halted due to the war, the Dutch gas company resumed its operations but was later nationalized by the Indonesian government. What is the fate of this colonial legacy?
Nederlandsch-Indische Gasmaatschappij (NIGM) was a large Dutch company that gave birth to PLN and PGN. The merger of gas and electricity companies is attributable to Knottnerus' hard work during the Dutch East Indies era.
After being expelled from the pavilion at the Bogor Palace, Bung Karno moved to Hing Puri Bima Sakti, also known as the Batu Tulis House, where he was placed under house arrest.
He was Sukarno's confidant in the fight for West Irian. He traveled the world to “fight” in the diplomatic arena, but that journey almost ended tragically.
Despite not having a background in diplomacy, Soebandrio was entrusted with becoming Indonesia's first ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. His appointment was considered strategic because both countries were superpowers and victors of World War II.
The Nirbaya Military Detention Center became a political prison for several figures after the September 30th Movement in 1965. Former Air Force Commander Omar Dani was one of the political prisoners who spent the longest time in Nirbaya.
This recounts the story of the pavilion designed by Sukarno, which bore silent witness to the March 11, 1966 Decree (Supersemar). It was also one of Bung Karno's three “exile” homes in his final days.
Driven by the will to survive, Piet “Macan” (The Tiger) Meulenbroek founded the security company Het Anker in Jakarta. He successfully conquered Jakarta's underworld.
Her fiancé was shot dead by DI/TII (Darul Islam/Tentara Islam Indonesia), prompting Herdini to join the Women's Air Force. She became the first female military pilot in Indonesia.
After failing to dissolve Parliament in 1952, A.H. Nasution supported the dissolution of the House of Representatives formed after the 1955 elections in 1959.
Village Unit Cooperatives (KUD) were established to support the rural economy. However, many KUDs collapsed after the Reformation due to their inability to be self-sufficient.
Moersjid considered every phase of his life journey as fulfilling his duty: from the War of Independence to becoming a prisoner of the New Order regime. After retiring from the army, he became a bread seller.
