Alimin

Alimin

Alimin

National Hero of Indonesia

Alimin bin Prawirodirdjo (1889 – 26 June 1964)[1] was an Indonesian independence movement figure and also Indonesian communist.

Quick Facts General Secretary of the Communist Party of Indonesia, Succeeded by ...

Since he was a teenager Alimin was active on national movements. He was a member of Budi Utomo, Sarekat Islam, Insulinde, before he joined with the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and eventually he became leader of the organization. He was also founder of Sarekat Buruh Pelabuhan (formerly called Sarekat Pegawai Pelabuhan dan Lautan).

In early 1926, as the leader of the PKI, Alimin went to Singapore to negotiate with Tan Malaka in order to prepare rebellion. But, before Alimin went home, the rebellion broke out on 12 November 1926. Alimin and Musso were arrested by British colonial police.

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    Utamakan Persatuan dan Dialog Archived 17 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2002–2010 Situs TokohIndonesia, 2 October 2010. Diakses 2 February 2011
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