Biography Bung Tomo

Sutomo or known as Bung Tomo call was recorded as a national hero since 2 November 2008 through pengukungan by Information and Communications Minister M Nuh. He is a leader in the events of the battle popoler 10 November in Surabaya. He was an orator, incendiary fighting spirit to fight to the death, maintaining dignity, homeland and nation that has proclaimed August 17, 1945.

Sutomo raised in a middle class family. Education becomes important things that must be obtained Sutomo and his family. Sutomo tenacious personality, hard worker, his fighting power is very high. At his young age Sutomo active in scouting organization or KBI. He also joined a number of political and social groups. In 1944 he was a member of the New People's Movement. Since the arrival of allied forces and NICA in Surabaya, Bung Tomo struggled to maintain Surabaya from the clutches of the Allies and NICA. Bung Tomo has a strong influence among the youth and the fighters. He set fire to the spirit aloud fighters to battle it out against allied forces. The fighting was triggered by the death of Brigadier AWS Malaby in a gun battle with fighters. Although the strength of fighters are not balanced with the strength of the allied forces, but the events of 10 November battle as the most important events recorded in the history of the Indonesian nation

Around the 1950's Bung Tomo became active in political life. He had become Minister of State Affairs of Former Combatants Forces / Veterans as well as Ad Interim Minister of Social Affairs in 1955-1956 on Harahap Burhanuddin cabinet. Bung Tomo also been a member of Parliament from the Party Rakyat Indonesia 1956-1959. During the New Order government, Bung Tomo many criticized the policies of Suharto, who considered starting off the mark. Consequently on 11 April 1978 he was arrested and imprisoned by the Suharto government. Yet so great merit in the struggle to maintain independence. One year after the bear Bung Tomo then was released and not much active in the life of Tomo politik.Bung known as a devout Muslim worship. Beliaupun died when the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca padang Arafah October 7 1981.Jenazah Bung Tomo taken back to his homeland and buried rather than at a Cemetery of Heroes, but at the General Cemetery Ngagel in Surabaya.


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