1. Moerachman was born in the village of Benculuk, within modern Banyuwangi Regency of East Java.
11 Facts About Moerachman
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Moerachman's unit fought in the vicinity of Mount Argopuro and Mount Kawi later in the war.
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Moerachman led the Indonesian students' delegation to the students' conference of the Bandung Conference in 1955.
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Moerachman later became an assistant lecturer at Airlangga's law faculty.
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Moerachman was elected into the East Java Regional People's Representative Council in 1958.
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Moerachman was part of a progressive faction within the legislature.
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Moerachman would be removed from office before the monument began construction.
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Moerachman's tenure saw an attempt by PKI-backed residents to squat on and seize vacant land for agriculture and housing, but due to orders from the central government, Moerachman resisted calls to certify the squatters.
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Moerachman was jailed at Kalisosok Prison in Surabaya along with a large number of other political prisoners including his predecessor Sastrodiredjo, and Moerachman was likely killed.
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One fellow political prisoner wrote that Moerachman disappeared from the prison after being escorted out by soldiers one night in 1966.
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Some historians suggest that Moerachman died in Kalisosok and was buried in the prison complex.