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Pattimura

SOCIAL ACTIVIST

1783 - 1817

Pattimura

Thomas Matulessy (8 June 1783 – 16 December 1817), also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was a famous Ambonese soldier who became a symbol of both the Maluku and Indonesian struggle for independence, praised by President Sukarno and declared a national hero by President Suharto. He has several namesakes in both the Netherlands and in the Indonesian archipelago. Born on the island of Ceram, Pattimura joined the British Colonial Auxiliary Forces after they took the Maluku islands from the French. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pattimura has received more than 310,842 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pattimura is the 366th most popular social activist, the 41st most popular biography from Indonesia and the 3rd most popular Indonesian Social Activist.

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    Thomas Matulessy

    Pattimura, as depicted on the 1,000 rupiah bill

    Nickname Pattimura
    Born(1783-06-08)8 June 1783
    Died 16 December 1817(1817-12-16) (aged 34)
    Place of birth Haria, Saparua, Maluku, Dutch East Indies
    Place of death Nieuw Victoria, Ambon, Maluku, Dutch East Indies
    Allegiance British Maluku
    Service/branch British Army
    RankSergeant major
    Battles/wars Pattimura War
    AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia

    Thomas Matulessy (8 June 1783 – 16 December 1817,) also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply Pattimura, was an Ambonese soldier and National Hero of Indonesia.

    Born on the island of Saparua, Pattimura joined the British army after they took the Maluku islands from the Dutch colonials. When the islands were returned to the Dutch in 1816, he was dismissed. Concerned that the Dutch would implement programs that limited his people, Pattimura led an armed rebellion that captured Fort Duurstede on 16 May 1817. Killing the inhabitants of the fortress and fighting off Dutch reinforcements, on

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