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Pattimura

1783 - 1817

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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. When the islands were returned to the Dutch in 1816, he was dismissed. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pattimura is the 407th most popular social activist (down from 367th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 41st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indonesian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Pattimura ranks 407 out of 840. Before him are Meri Mangakāhia, Germaine Tillion, Ram Manohar Lohia, İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Ivan Bolotnikov, and Ninomiya Sontoku. After him are James Guillaume, Marsha P. Johnson, Virginia Bolten, Azucena Villaflor, Kōtoku Shūsui, and Alice Paul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, Pattimura ranks 34. Before him are Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Nadezhda Durova, Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, Guglielmo Pepe, and Joaquina Vedruna de Mas. After him are John Crawfurd, José de la Riva Agüero, Hannah Van Buren, Vicente Rocafuerte, Giovanni Berchet, and Pedro Gual Escandón. Among people deceased in 1817, Pattimura ranks 35. Before him are Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, Joseph von Sonnenfels, Jean-Sifrein Maury, William Gregor, and Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Pál Kitaibel, Anna Maria Lenngren, Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, Juan Meléndez Valdés, Martín Javier Mina y Larrea, and Thomas McKean.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Pattimura ranks 43 out of 158. Before him are Ki Hajar Dewantara (1889), Hary Gunarto (1954), I Gusti Ngurah Rai (1917), Fatmawati (1923), Chairil Anwar (1922), and Anneke Grönloh (1942). After him are Jusuf Kalla (1942), Valerie Mahaffey (1953), Arie de Jong (1865), Agus Salim (1884), Xenia Stad-de Jong (1922), and Adolf van der Voort van Zijp (1892).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Indonesia

Among social activists born in Indonesia, Pattimura ranks 3. Before him are Kartini (1879), and Cut Nyak Dhien (1850). After him are Dewi Sartika (1884), Teuku Umar (1854), Siti Musdah Mulia (1958), and Aleta Baun (1966).

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