17 Facts About Hasan Basry

Hasan Basry was a military general, Indonesian nationalist leader, and was a key figure in the liberation of Kalimantan from Dutch rule.

Hasan Basry was a key figure behind the 17 May Proclamation which rallied Kalimantan natives against Dutch rule in 1949.

Hasan Basry was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 2001.

Hasan Basry was born in town of Kandangan, residency, Dutch East Indies on 17 June 1923.

Hasan Basry was at first educated at a, but later choose to pursue an Islamic education at a madrasa in his hometown.

Hasan Basry then enrolled in an Islamic boarding school in Ponorogo, East Java.

Hasan Basry was an active member of native Borneoan youth organizations in Surabaya, where he was exposed to the ideals of Indonesian nationalism.

On 30 October 1945, not long after the Indonesian Declaration of Independence and early in the Indonesian National Revolution, Hasan Basry sneaked back into Kalimantan aboard the ship together with several other young militants from Kalimas Port in Surabaya.

Not long after Hasan Basry spread message of the independence proclamation, widespread revolt appeared in Kalimantan and Republican militias briefly captured the town of Marabahan.

Hasan Basry's force controlled most of Kalimantan countryside while Dutch control were limited to cities and towns.

Hasan Basry was disappointed by agreements made by the Republican government with the Dutch, such as the Linggadjati Agreement and later the Renville Agreement which he saw as maintaining Dutch hegemony in Kalimantan.

Hasan Basry was an anti-communist figure and disliked the growing influence of Communist Party of Indonesia in Kalimantan.

Hasan Basry ignored Sukarno's demand, which caused rising tension between Indonesian Army and PKI, later culminated in subsequent purge of communist.

Hasan Basry became Deputy of Territorial Commando of Kalimantan in 1961 and a member of People's Consultative Assembly from 1960 to 1966.

Hasan Basry retired from the military in 1963 and his career became focused on politics, as he became a representative in People's Representative Council between 1978 and 1982.

Hasan Basry died on 15 July 1984 due to illness and is buried in Banjarbaru after the request of Idham Chalid.

Hasan Basry was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 2001.