Heroes Day (Indonesia)

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Heroes Day
Observed by Indonesia
Date 10 November
Next time 10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
Frequency annual

Hari Pahlawan (Indonesian for Heroes' Day/Warriors' Day) is a Remembrance Day annually celebrated on 10 November in Indonesia.[1][dead link] The day commemorates the 1945 Battle of Surabaya,[2] in which pro-independence Indonesian soldiers and militia fought against British and Dutch troops as part of the Indonesian National Revolution.[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/a-tribute-to-our-nations-veterans/477602
  2. ^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/10/who-are-real-heroes-indonesia.html
  3. ^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/10/indonesia-search-heroes.html

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