Poze tan malaka biography

Indonesian philosopher, writer, politician and national hero

Ibrahim Simabua Dt. St. Malaka
Ibrahim Simabua Sutan Malaka, portrait as published in his autobiography
Born	Ibrahim Simabua (1897-06-02)2 June 1897 Limapuluh Koto, Dutch East Indies
Died	21 February 1949(1949-02-21) (aged 51) Selopanggung, Kediri, Indonesia
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Nationality	Indonesian
Other names	23 aliases[a]
Awards	National Hero of Indonesia
Era	Modern philosophy
Region	Eastern philosophy
Main interests	Epistemology, Socialism, Marxism, Trotskyism, Pan-Islamism
Notable ideas	Madilog, National Marxism, 100% independent Indonesia

Ibrahim Simabua Datuak (posthumous) Sutan Malaka also known as Tan Malaka (2 June 1897 – 21 February 1949) was an Indonesian statesman, teacher, Marxist, philosopher, founder of Struggle Union (Persatuan Perjuangan) and Murba Party, independent gu