LESSON NOTES

Culture Class: Essential Indonesian

Vocabulary S1 #23
Historical Figures

CONTENTS
2 Indonesian
2 English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
3 Cultural Insight

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 INDONESIAN

1. Siapakah lima tokoh bersejarah yang paling populer di Indonesia?

2. 1. Soekarno

3. 2. Soeharto

4. 3. Sudirman

5. 4. R.A. Kartini

6. 5. Ngurah Rai

ENGLISH

1. Who are the five most popular historical figures in Indonesia?

2. 1. Sukarno

3. 2. Suharto

4. 3. Sudirman

5. 4. R.A. Kartini

6. 5. Ngurah Rai (Balinese freedom fighter killed in action during the War of Independence)

VOCABULARY

Indone sian English C lass

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 Soekarno Sukarno noun

Soeharto Suharto noun

Sudirman Sudirman noun

R.A. Kartini R.A. Kartini noun

Ngurah Rai (Balinese

freedom fighter killed in
Ngurah Rai action during the War of noun

Independence)

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Insinyur Sukarno merupakan presiden Suharto menggenggam jabatan presiden

pertama Indonesia. Indonesia yang kedua selama 31 tahun.

"Sukarno was the first President of "Suharto was the second President of
Indonesia." Indonesia and ruled for 31 years."

Sudirman merupakan panglima besar R.A. Kartini merupakan seorang pelopor

angkatan perang dalam perang emansipasi kaum wanita di Indonesia.
kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia.
"R.A. Kartini was a pioneer of the
"Sudirman was the army commander in emancipation of women in Indonesia."
the war of independence of the Republic
of Indonesia."

Ngurah Rai merupakan seorang pahlawan nasional yang bertempur pada masa
perang kemerdekaan di Bali.

"Ngurah Rai is a national hero who fought in the war of independence in Bali."

CULTURAL INSIGHT

1.

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Sukarno

Sukarno led Indonesia's fight for independence from the Netherlands.

2. Suharto

Suharto took power away from Indonesia's first president during an anti-communist purge.

3. Sudirman

Sudirman has been honored as a National Hero of Indonesia with the Independence
Defender Hero award

4. R.A. Kartini

R.A. Kartini was one of the most well-known national heroines in Javanese and Indonesian
culture.

5. Ngurah Rai

Ngurah Rai has an international airport in Bali named after him.

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