Nani Wartabone (30 April 1907 – 3 January 1986) was an Indonesian politician and nationalist from

Gorontalo Gorontalo (Gorontalo language, Gorontaloan: ''Hulontalo'') is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its ...

. He was declared a

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by President

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on 6 November 2003. Wartabone became involved with social work as secretary of the Jong Gorontalo in

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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

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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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wartabone, Nani National Heroes of Indonesia 1907 births 1986 deaths Politicians from Gorontalo (province)