1. Rosihan Anwar was a renowned Indonesian journalist and author.
11 Facts About Rosihan Anwar
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Rosihan Anwar was born in Kubang Nan Dua, West Sumatra.
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Rosihan Anwar continued his studies at Algemene Middelbare School in Yogyakarta and often participated in journalism workshops at Columbia University, New York.
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Rosihan Anwar's career began as reporter in Asia Raja newspaper during the Japanese invasion of Indonesia.
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Rosihan Anwar was the founder and editor of Pedoman newspaper, which was twice forcibly closed by Sukarno regime and Suharto's New Order administration, because of its vocal criticism of the authoritarian regime.
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Rosihan Anwar acted in several movies such as Lagi-lagi Krisis, Karmila, and Tjoet Nja' Dien.
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Rosihan Anwar was not interested in power, but was more a man of conscience and culture.
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Rosihan Anwar was one of the founders of the National Film Company.
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Rosihan Anwar was well known as a writer, and published 30 books and wrote hundreds of articles, mostly in Indonesian.
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Rosihan Anwar translated Jose Rizal's poem My Last Farewell into Indonesian, and it was recited by the soldiers of Indonesian independence before going to battle.
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Rosihan Anwar died in Jakarta on 14 April 2011, of heart failure due to old age.