Ernest Douwes Dekker
1879
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1950
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands, Indonesia
languages spoken, written or signed: Indonesian, Dutch
occupation: writer, teacher, politician
award received: National Hero of Indonesia
Ernest François Eugène Douwes Dekker also known as Setyabudi or Setiabudi (8 October 1879 – 28 August 1950) was an Indonesian-Dutch nationalist and politician of Indo descent. He was related to the famous Dutch anti-colonialism writer Multatuli, whose real name was Eduard Douwes Dekker ("Douwes Dekker" being their surname). In his youth, he fought in the Second Boer War in South Africa on the Boer side. His thoughts were highly influential in the early years of the Indonesian freedom movement. After Indonesian independence, he adopted the Sundanese name Danoedirdja Setiaboedi. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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