Nani Wartabone

Nani Wartabone
Born	(1907-01-30)January 30, 1907 Suwawa, Dutch East Indies
Died	January 3, 1986(1986-01-03) (aged 78) Suwawa, Indonesia
Resting place	Bube Baru, Suwawa, Gorontalo[1]
Nationality	Indonesian
Occupation	Politician
Years active	1923–1986
Awards	National Hero of Indonesia

Nani Wartabone (30 April 1907 – 3 January 1986) was a politician from Gorontalo who was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 2003.

Wartabone became involved with social work as secretary of the in Surabaya in 1923. Five years later, he became chairman of the Gorontalo branch of the Indonesian National Party (PNI). He declared "Indonesia's independence" on 23 January 1942, three years before the proclamation of Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945. After independence, he was part of the forces which ended the Permesta revolt of several army officers in 1958.

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