Muhammad Mangundiprojo

Muhammad Mangundiprojo
Personal details
Born5 January 1905
Sragen, Dutch East Indies
Died13 December 1988(1988-12-13) (aged 83)
Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
OccupationCivil servant, Prosecutor
AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia
Military service
AllegianceIndonesia
Branch/servicePeople's Security Forces
Years of service1944–1949
RankMajor 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.