Si Singamangaraja XII
Patuan Bosar Sinambela ginoar Ompu Pulo Batu, better known as Si Singamangaraja XII (1849 – 17 June 1907), was the last priest-king of the Batak peoples of north Sumatra. In the course of fighting a lengthy guerrilla war against the Dutch colonisation of Sumatra from 1878 onwards, he was killed in a skirmish with Dutch troops in 1907. He was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 1961 for his resistance to Dutch colonialism.
Si Singamangaraja XII | |
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| Preceded by | Si Singamangaraja XI |
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| Born | 1849 |
| Died | 17 June 1907 |
| Religion | Parmalim |
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