Hasan Basry | |
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X/Lambung Mangkurat Regional Military Commander | |
In office 17 July 1958 – 24 September 1958 | |
Succeeded by | A. Wahab Sjachranie |
Personal details | |
Born | Kandangan, Zuider en Oosterafdeeling van Borneo Residency, Dutch East Indies | 17 June 1923
Died | 15 July 1984 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 61)
Awards | National Heroes of Indonesia |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Indonesia |
Branch/service | Indonesian Army |
Unit | infantry |
Hasan Basry (17 June 1923 – 15 July 1984) was a military general, Indonesian nationalist leader, and was a key figure in the liberation of Kalimantan from Dutch rule. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he acted as the military representative of the Indonesian army in Kalimantan and led a guerilla war against the Linggadjati Agreement. He was a key figure behind the 17 May Proclamation which rallied Kalimantan natives against Dutch rule in 1949.[1] He was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 2001.[2]