The Tallest and Historic Statues of Indonesian Heroes

- Brigadier General Sutoyo Siswomiharjo TNI

- TNI officer First Lieutenant Pierre Tendean Adjutant General TNI A.H. Nasution.

3. Statue of Martha Christina Tiahahu

Martha Christina Tiahahu is a girl from the village of Abubu on the island of Nusa Laut. She started taking up arms at the age of 17 because she wanted to fight the Dutch.

Her father was Kapitan Paulus Tiahahu, a captain from the country of Abubu who also helped Thomas Matulessy in the Pattimura War in 1817 against the Dutch.

Martha Christina Tiahahu is recorded as a brave freedom fighter because when she participated on the battlefield against the Dutch colonial army during the Pattimura War in 1817, she was still a teenager at that time.

Courage and consequences are well known among warriors, the public at large, and even enemies. For her courage, the Indonesian government made a 6-meter-high statue located in Rumah Tiga, Kec. Tlk. Ambon, Ambon City, Maluku.

4. Statue of Pangeran Diponegoro

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patung Pangeran Diponegoro dicat ulang di alun-alun kota Magelang

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• Antara/ Anis Efizudin

Pangeran Diponegoro or Bendara Prince Harya Dipanegara is one of the national heroes of the Republic of Indonesia, who led the Diponegoro War or the Java War during the period from 1825 to 1830 against the Dutch East Indies government.

History records, the Diponegoro War or the Java War is known as the war that claimed the most victims in Indonesian history, namely 8,000 Dutch East Indies soldiers, 7,000 natives, and 200 thousand Javanese as well as material losses of 25 million guilders.

For his extraordinary struggle, the Indonesian government made a 9-meter-high statue of Prince Diponegoro. In addition, the Hero Diponegoro statue is made of 8 tons of bronze.

5. Statue of the Proclamation Monument

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Bermain Sepakbola di Tugu Proklamasi

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• VIVAnews/Fernando Randy

The Proclamation Monument is a memorial to the proclamation of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia which stands in the Proclamation Park complex on Proklamasi street, Central Jakarta. The park is located in Soekarno's former residence on Pegangsaan Timur 56, now known as Proklamasi street.

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In the complex, there is also a monument to two large Soekarno-Hatta statues standing side by side, similar to the photo documentation when the text of the proclamation was first to read.