Melanchton Siregar was the co-founder and last chairman of the Indonesian Christian Party, and the commander of the Arrow Division, the military wing of the North Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Christian Party.
12 Facts About Melanchton Siregar
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Melanchton Siregar was the member of the Central Indonesian National Committee since 1947.
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Melanchton Siregar was born on 7 August 1912 in Lumban Silo, Pearung, Paranginan, Humbang Hasundutan, North Sumatra, Dutch East Indies.
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Melanchton Siregar went to Java after his basic studies were finished.
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Melanchton Siregar studied in the Christelijke Hollands Indische Kweekschool in 1935, and later in the Gouvernment Hoofdacte Cursus in 1938.
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Shortly afterwards, Siregar was called by the government to teach in the state school of Hollands Indische Kweekschool in Tebingtinggi.
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Melanchton Siregar taught there for four years until the Japanese came to Sumatra.
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Melanchton Siregar was convicted of being a spy and was sentenced to death, but he was freed and soon he taught again in the school.
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Alongside his friends, Marnix Hutasoit, Philip Lumbantobing, and AMS Siahaan, Melanchton Siregar established many schools in Pematang Siantar, such as General High School, Agricultural Institute, Teacher School, Economy Institute, and Technical Institute.
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Melanchton Siregar was originally from the Parki party, a party similar to the Indonesian Christian Party that was located in Sumatra.
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Melanchton Siregar was one of the founders of the party, and became its second chairman.
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Melanchton Siregar was nomination as the National Hero of Indonesia at the 100th anniversary of his birth.