Muhammad Mangundiprojo | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 5 January 1905 Sragen, Dutch East Indies |
Died | 13 December 1988 Bandar Lampung, Indonesia | (aged 83)
Occupation | Civil servant, Prosecutor |
Awards | National Hero of Indonesia |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Indonesia |
Branch/service | People's Security Forces |
Years of service | 1944–1949 |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | |
Major General Muhammad Mangundiprojo was an Indonesian military officer, revolutionary, and civil servant. Born in the Sragen Regency on the island of Java, Mangundiprojo joined a nationalist group during the Second World War. He later fought in the Indonesian National Revolution against the return of Dutch colonial authority to Indonesia, and later went on to become a politician.