1. Admiral Raden Eddy Martadinata was an Indonesian Navy admiral and diplomat.
11 Facts About Eddy Martadinata
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Eddy Martadinata was given the title of National Hero of Indonesia posthumously in 1966.
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Eddy Martadinata is recognized as one of the founders of the Indonesian Navy.
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Eddy Martadinata's father was Raden Ruhiyat Martadinata and his mother was Nyi Raden Suhaemi.
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Eddy Martadinata completed his education through senior high school, first in Bandung then in Batavia.
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Eddy Martadinata later continued, under Japanese tutelage, and by 1944 was working as an assistant teacher.
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Eddy Martadinata oversaw naval operations in South Sulawesi in 1950, when the national government was dealing with the Makassar uprising.
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Eddy Martadinata rose through the ranks, reaching vice admiral by 1960.
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At a funeral for Irma, a daughter of Abdul Haris Nasution who had been killed in the coup, Eddy Martadinata indicated a wish to purge the communists; this and similar communist purges led to deaths of thousands, although the total number of victims is uncertain.
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In February 1966 Eddy Martadinata left the Navy as he perceived the government to be unwilling to deal with communists.
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Eddy Martadinata was awarded the title of National Hero of Indonesia on 7 October 1966, based on Presidential Decree No 220 of 1966.