Kapiten Pattimura

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Early life
• Thomas Matulessy , also known as Kapitan Pattimura or simply
Pattimura, was an Ambonese soldier and National Hero of Indonesia.
• He is born on the island of Saparua, Pattimura joined the British army
after they took the Maluku islands from the Dutch colonials.
• Born in 8 June 1783
• His father’s name is Frans Matulessia and his mother’s name is
Fransina Tilahoi.
Adulthood
• He was appointed as Kapitan by the people of Saparua to rebel against the
Dutch
• The assault began on the 15th, with Pattimura and his lieutenants Said
Perintah, Anthony Reebhok, Paulus Tiahahu and Tiahahu's daughter
Martha Christina Tiahahu leading the way.On 16 May 1817, they seized
Fort Duurstede and killed the 19 Dutch soldiers, Resident Johannes
Rudolph van den Berg (who had arrived just two months earlier), his wife,
three of his children and their governess.The only Dutch survivor was Van
den Berg's five-year-old son Jean Lubbert. After the seizure, Pattimura's
forces defended the fort and on May 20 defeated Major Beetjes, Second
Lieutenant E. S. de Haas, and their nearly 200 troops, leaving only 30
survivors.
• On 29 May, Pattimura and other Maluku leaders made the Haria
Proclamation
• On June 1, Pattimura led an unsuccessful attack on Fort Zeelandia
in Haruku
• on August 3, Fort Duurstede was finally retaken by the Dutch, but the
revolt had spread and was not subdued for another few months.
• Due to betrayal from Booi's king, Pati Akoon, and Tuwanakotta,
Pattimura was arrested on 11 November 1817 while he was in Siri
Sori.
• He and his fellows were sentenced to death. On 16 December 1817,
Pattimura together with Anthony Reebook, Philip Latumahina, and
Said Parintah were hanged in front of Fort Nieuw Victoria in Ambon.
Becoming famous
• Pattimura and his war have been used as symbols for both Maluku
independence, such as with the short-lived Republic of South Maluku, and
Indonesian patriotism. The first president of Indonesia, Sukarno,
considered Pattimura a great patriot.

• Pattimura was awarded the title National Hero of Indonesia by President

Suharto in 1973 through Presidential Decree number 87/TK. In Ambon, he
is commemorated in the names of the University of Pattimura, Pattimura
Airport, and a street, as well as a statue; there are also streets named after
him throughout the archipelago. 15 May is celebrated as Pattimura Day; a
similar, smaller holiday is on 2 January for the younger Tiahahu. He is also
featured on the 2000 series of the 1,000 rupiah bill.
After life
• He passed away on 16 December 1817 (aged 34)
• Nieuw Victoria, Ambon, Maluku, Dutch East Indies
• Pattimura and his war have been used as symbols for both Maluku
independence, such as with the short-lived Republic of South Maluku,
and Indonesian patriotism.
• The first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, considered Pattimura a
great patriot.