Frans Kaisiepo was a Papuan politician and Indonesian nationalist.
14 Facts About Frans Kaisiepo
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Frans Kaisiepo served as the fourth Governor of Papua Province.
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In 1993, Kaisiepo was posthumously declared a National Hero of Indonesia for his lifelong efforts to unite West Irian with Indonesia.
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Frans Kaisiepo was born on the island of Biak on 10 October 1921.
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In 1945, Frans Kaisiepo met Sugoro Atmoprasodjo at the School of Civil Service.
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Frans Kaisiepo often held discreet meetings to discuss the annexation of Dutch New Guinea by the Republic of Indonesia.
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In July 1946, Frans Kaisiepo was the West New Guinean delegate and only Papuan native at the Malino Conference in South Sulawesi.
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Frans Kaisiepo's action caused him to resign from his post in 1964, when Kaisiepo replaced him as governor.
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Frans Kaisiepo was interred in a plot of land across the street from Cendrawasih Heroes' Cemetery in Biak, which is designated as the Tomb of National Hero Frans Kaisiepo.
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Frans Kaisiepo desired national unity, and worked toward that goal all of his life.
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Frans Kaisiepo was honored posthumously as a National Hero of Indonesia on the 30th anniversary of the handover of Papua to Indonesia in 1993.
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Frans Kaisiepo is the namesake of the local airport serving Biak, known as the Frans Kaisiepo International Airport.
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An Indonesian naval ship, KRI Frans Kaisiepo, is named after him.
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Frans Kaisiepo is among the historical figures chosen to be depicted in the recent 2016 edition of Indonesian rupiah banknotes.