One of Our National Heroes

“We all have to believe in God, because God is just.” (diterjemahkan “Kita semua harus percaya kepada Tuhan, sebab Tuhan itu adil.”) Before we even start, let me ask you a question. Do you recognize the quote above? To those who do, congratulations! But to those who don’t, it’s okay! I’m going to tell you whose quotation it is. Come on, let’s dive straight right into it, shall we? The quote is belonged to Ahmad Yani (spelled Achmad Yani). That was his last words before he died. He was an Indonesian military commander. You—or we—probably knew him as one of the National Hero of Indonesia who died on October 1st 1965 because he was killed by members of the September 30th Movement (or called G30SPKI in bahasa Indonesia) during an attempt to kidnap him from his house. He was born on June 19th 1922, Purworejo, Dutch Indies. And do you know? He fought so many battles when he was alive, like Indonesian National Revolution, General Offensive of 1 March 1949, and many more. He really did ...