Jawaban:

The Life of Supriyadi

Not every Indonesian knows Fransiskus Xaverius Supriyadi, but we surely know Supriyadi, our national hero. His fighting against the Japanese in PETA in Blitar is well

known.Supriyadi was born in East Java on April 13, 1923. He attended junior high school and then continued to a school to prepare him for government bureaucracy in Magelang but he didn’t finish it because the Japanese had invaded Indonesia. Then he switched

to high school and underwent youth training (Seimendoyo) in Tangerang.

In 1943 the Japanese established a militia, PETA (Defenders of the Fatherland) and Supriyadi joined it. After the training he was posted to Blitar. He was tasked with overseeing the work of the Romusha, forced laborers. The plight of these workers

inspired him to rebel against the Japanese.

In the early hours of 14 February 1945, rebels attacked Japanese troops causing heavy casualties but the Japanese managed to defeat the rebellion and put the ring leaders on trial. Six or eight were sentenced to death and the rest were given jail sentences ranging to three years to life. However, Supriyadi was not executed and his name was not even mentioned in the trial. Some said Supriyadi ran and hid from Japanese and

never been found.

Until now, no one know for sure whether Supriyadi had died or not. Some people claimed the name but no real proofs are found.

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