Ilyas Yakoub also spelled as Ilyas Ya'kub (14 June 1903 – 2 August 1958) was an

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

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. He is now regarded as a

National Hero of Indonesia National Hero of Indonesia ( id, Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia. It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual deeds which can b ...

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{{Authority control 1903 births 1958 deaths Indonesian journalists National Heroes of Indonesia