Tan Malaka

Tan Malaka
Tan Malaka, portrait as published in his autobiography
Born	Ibrahim (1897-06-02)2 June 1897 Limapuluh Koto, Dutch East Indies
Died	21 February 1949(1949-02-21) (aged 51) Selopanggung, Kediri, Indonesia
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Nationality	Indonesian
Other names	23 aliases[a]
Awards	National Hero of Indonesia
Era	Modern philosophy 20th-century philosophy
Region	Eastern philosophy Indonesian philosophy
Main interests	Epistemology, Socialism, Marxism, Trotskyism, Pan-Islamism
Notable ideas	Madilog, National Marxism, 100% independent Indonesia

Tan Malaka (2 June 1897 – 21 February 1949) was an Indonesian teacher, Marxist, philosopher, founder of Struggle Union (Persatuan Perjuangan) and Murba Party, independent guerrilla and spy, Indonesian fighter, and national hero. Tempo credited him as "Father of the Republic of Indonesia" (Indonesian: Bapak Republik Indonesia).^[1]

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