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Frederik Batti Sorring
Frederik Batti Sorring, also known by FBS (28 May 1955 - 21 December 2020), was an Indonesian politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served as the Regent of North Toraja Regency, a predominantly Torajan region of South Sulawesi, from 2011 until 2016. Prior to that office, Batti Sorring also served as the first Vice Regent of Asmat Regency in Papua province from 2005 to 2010. Biography Batti Sorring was born on 28 May 1955, in Tanna Toraja Regency. He served as the Vice Regent of Asmat Regency in Western New Guinea from 2005 to 2010 under Regent Yuvensius Alfonsius Biakai. Batti Sorring was elected Regent of North Toraja in 2010, together with his running mate for vice regent, Frederik Buntang Rombelayuk. They took office in March 2011 and served until 2016. In December 2020, Batti Sorring tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. He died from complications of COVID-19 at Grestelina Hospital in Makassar around 3:15 a.m. on 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Toraja Regency
North Toraja (or Toraja Utara) is a landlocked regency (''kabupaten'') of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and the home of the Toraja ethnic group. The local government seat is in Rantepao which is also the center of Toraja culture. Formerly this regency was part of Tana Toraja Regency, but in 2008 was split off to form a separate Regency. It covers an area of 1,151.47 km2 and had a population of 216,762 at the 2010 census and 261,086 at the 2020 census, comprising 133,335 males and 127,751 females. The Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909. In 1926, Tana Toraja was under the administration of Bugis state, Luwu. The ''regentschap'' (or regency) status was given on 8 October 1946, the last regency given by the Dutch. Since 1984, Tana Toraja has been named as the second tourist destination after Bali by the Ministry of Tourism, Indonesia. Since then, hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors have visited this regency. In addition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |