Recount Text : Biography 2

April 08, 2021

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BUNG TOMO

Orientation :

Bung Tomo was born on October 3, 1920 in Surabaya, East Java. Sutomo is better known by the name Bung Tomo by the people. Bung Tomo was raised in a middle-class family, and also a family that highly values and upholds education. His father named Kartawan Tjiptowidjojo was a middle class family head. He has worked as a government employee, as a personal staff in a private company, as an assistant in a government tax office, and as a small employee in a Dutch export-import company. Bung Tomo admitted to having blood ties with several close companions of Pangeran Diponegoro. His mother is of mixed blood from Central Java, Sundanese and Madura.

Event :

Bung Tomo has an interest in journalism. He had worked as a freelance journalist for the Soeara Oemoem Daily in Surabaya in 1937. In 1944 he became a member of the New People's Movement sponsored by Japan, almost nobody knew him. However, all of this prepared Bung Tomo to play a very important role.

In Jakarta, Allied troops arrived on September 30, 1945, Dutch soldiers joined the group. The Dutch flag was flying everywhere. At that time, Bung Tomo was still a reporter at the ANTARA news agency. He was also the head of the information section for the Youth of the Republic of Indonesia (PRI), the most important and largest organization in Surabaya at that time. In October and November 1945, he became one of the most important leaders because he succeeded in mobilizing and arousing the spirit of the people of Surabaya. At that time Surabaya was heavily attacked by British troops who landed to disarm the Japanese occupation troops and free European prisoners.

In the early 1970s, he returned and had a different opinion than the New Order government. He spoke so strongly of the programs run by Suharto that on 11 April 1978 he was detained by the Indonesian government who seemed concerned about his harsh criticism. It was only a year later that he was released by Suharto.

Reoriention :

After the government was pressured by the Ansor Youth Movement (GP) and the Golkar Party (FPG) faction to give Bung Tomo the title of hero on November 9, 2007. Finally the title of national hero was given to Bung Tomo to coincide with the commemoration of Heroes' Day on November 10, 2008. This decision was conveyed by the Minister of Communication and Information of the United Indonesia Cabinet, Muhammad Nuh on November 2, 2008 in Jakarta. History records that the resistance of the Indonesian people in Surabaya which consisted of various ethnic groups was very fierce. There is no fear of facing fully armed British soldiers. November 10 is remembered as Heroes' Day. Bung Tomo is especially remembered for his opening exclamations on his radio broadcasts filled with emotion.

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