Youth.
Sutomo born in Kampung Blauran, in downtown Surabaya. His father was Kartawan Tjiptowidjojo, a head of a family of middle class. He has worked as a government employee, as a personal staff in a private company, as an assistant in the government tax office, and small employees in the Netherlands import-export company. He claimed to have blood ties with some close companion of Prince Diponegoro who was interred in Malang.His mother was of mixed blood of Central Java, Sunda, and Madura. She has worked as a police officer in the township, and had also become a member of the SI, before he moved to Surabaya and become a local distributor for the Singer sewing machine company.
Sutomo raised in a highly valued education. He spoke openly and vigorously.
He likes to work hard to improve the situation. At age 12, when he was forced to leave his studies in MULO, Sutomo did various small jobs to cope with the effects of depression that swept the world at that time. Later he completed his HBS education through correspondence, but never officially graduated.
Sutomo then joined the KBI (scouting Indonesia). Later Sutomo confirms that scouting philosophy, coupled with nationalist consciousness that were received from this group and from his grandfather, a good substitute for formal education. At age 17, he became well-known when it managed to become the second in the Dutch East Indies reached the rank Pandu Garuda. Before the Japanese occupation in 1942, this rating is only achieved by three Indonesian.
Leaders Struggle Battle of Surabaya 10 November 1945.
Sutomo never become a successful journalist. Then he joined a number of political and social groups. When he was elected in 1944 to become a member of the New People's Movement-sponsored Japan, almost nobody knew him. But all this is preparing Sutomo for a very important role, when in October and November 1945, he became one of the leaders stir and awaken the spirit of the people of Surabaya, which at that time Surabaya all-out attack by British troops who landed on melucutkan weapons occupying army Japanese and European free prisoners. Sutomo particularly remembered for appeals opening in his radio broadcasts were filled with emotion.Although Indonesia defeated in the Battle of 10 November, the incidence is still recorded as one of the most important events in the history of Indonesian Independence.
After independence.
After the independence of Indonesia, Sutomo had plunged into politics in the 1950s, but he did not feel happy and then disappeared from the political scene. At the end of the reign of Sukarno and Suharto government beginning early supports, Sutomo re-emerged as a national figure.In fact, a variety of important state positions never carried Bung Tomo. He was the former Minister of State for the Armed Fighters / Veteran well as the Minister of Social Ad Interim in 1955-1956 in the era of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Burhanuddin Harahap. Bung Tomo is also listed as a member of the House of Representatives in 1956-1959 representing the People's Party of Indonesia.
But in the early 1970s, he returned to disagree with the New Order government. He speaks loudly against Suharto programs so that on 11 April 1978 he was arrested by the Indonesian government seems concerned about the harsh criticism. Just one year later he was released by Suharto. Although the spirit is not destroyed in the prison, Sutomo apparently no longer interested in being vocal.
He is still interested in political issues, but he never fidget role in the history of the struggle of the Indonesian nation. He was very close with the family and children, and she fought to keep her five children to succeed in education.
Sutomo very serious in the life of faith, but does not consider himself as a devout Muslim, or prospective innovator in religion. On October 7, 1981 he died in Padang Arafah, while on pilgrimage. Unlike the tradition to bury the pilgrims who died in a pilgrimage to the holy land, Bung Tomo's body was brought back to his homeland and buried not in a Heroes Cemetery, but in General Cemetery Ngagel in Surabaya.
The title of National Hero.
After the government was urged by the Youth Movement (GP) Ansor and the Golkar Party Faction (FPG) to give the title of hero to the Bung Tomo on November 9, 2007. Finally, the title of national hero awarded to Bung Tomo coincide on Heroes' Day on November 10, 2008. this decision was delivered by the Minister of Communication and Information Technology United Indonesia Cabinet, Muhammad Nuh on November 2, 2008 in Jakarta.Controversy.
In 1950 in Surabaya, Bung Tomo tried as an auxiliary pedicab drivers first by establishing a soap factory through cash contribution to the establishment of a pedicab driver soap factory. The factory was founded by and for pedicab drivers but the continuation of the idea of establishing a soap factory did not work and without insurance-financial answers.National Hero Biography Bung Tomo
Sutomo or better known sebagal Bung Tomo was born in Kampung Blauran, Surabaya, on October 3, 1920. His father was Kartawan Tjiptowidjojo, Sutomo is a person who actively organize since adolescence. Joined the scouting Indonesia (KBI), he was listed as one of three pilot class I throughout Indonesia at that time.In his youth, Bung Tomo who have registered an interest in journalism as a freelance journalist at the Daily Soeara Surabaya Oemoem in 1937. A year later, he became editor of the Weekly Defender of the People, and became a journalist and writer corner Java language daily, express, in Surabaya in 1939 ,
During the Japanese occupation, Sutomo working in the news agency of the Japanese occupation army, Domei, Indonesian part for the whole of East Java in Surabaya (1942-1945). When the Declaration of Independence echoed August 17, 1945, he proclaimed it in the Java language together senior journalists Romo Bintarti to avoid censorship Japan. Subsequently, he became Chief Editor of news agency Antara in Surabaya.
When fighting erupted in Surabaya, November 10, 1945, Bung Tomo appeared as an orator in front of the radio mouthpiece, burn the spirit of the people's struggle against British troops and NICA-Holland. History records that the resistance of the people of Indonesia in Surabaya, which consists of various tribes are very powerful. There is no fear of facing British soldiers fully armed. November 10 was then we recalled Heroes' Day.
After the independence of Indonesia, Bung Tomo was active in politics in the 1950s. But in early 1970, he disagreed with the New Order government. On 11 April 1978 was arrested by the government for one year because of criticism that spicy.
Sutomo died in Mecca, while on pilgrimage. Bung Tomo's body was taken back to Indonesia and was buried in TPU Ngagel, Surabaya. Bung Tomo, hero pengobar spirit Arek-Arek Surabaya Juang received officially the title of hero and the government in 2008.
Place / Date. Birth: Surabaya, October 3, 1920
Place / Date. Died: Mecca, October 7, 1981
Presidential Decree: Decree No. 41 / TK / 2008, date. 6 November 2008
Degree: National Hero
"During the bulls Indonesia still has the red blood can make a piece of white cloth to red and white, so long as it does not we will want to surrender to anyone else!"
- Bung Tomo -
Battle of Surabaya is one of the toughest battle ever faced England after World War II. In fact, a British general was killed in Surabaya.
--Bung Tomo
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