Kartini, Raden Adjeng b. April, 1879 d. September 21, 1904 Indonesian Emancipation Heroine. She is one of the famous feminist Indonesian woman, she is known for her struggle for equal rights between men and women in the late 19th Century. Her fight included confronting Javanese tradition to keep girls inside the house until marriage. She is a very smart woman with a high intelligent. She always concern about the Indonesian women in the future and she established Javanese girl's school by her own method. Her letters published by Mr. J.H. Abendanon were...[Read More] Cause of death: Complications during childbirth Kartini Family Cemetery, Bulu, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
Suharto b. February 20, 1921 d. January 27, 2008 President of Indonesia. He was born in Kemusuk, central Java (now part of Indonesia's Yogyakarta state) when it was part of the Dutch East Indies, and attended a Dutch military school, afterwards enlisting in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. During World War II, the Dutch surrender led Suharto to join the Japanese occupation, first in the police, and later the militia. The postwar years saw the rise of Indonesia's nationalist movement and eventual independence, and Suharto joined the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Astana Giribangun, Karangbangun, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
b. April, 1879 d. September 21, 1904
