General Soedirman

General Soedirman, one of the great heroes of Indonesia has helped Indonesia reached its freedom in 1945. He was involved in many great wars which is to drive away the invaders. He was involved in the wars between Dutch and his army with his gerilya tactic which is very effective in the wars. Then there was a war between Indonesia and England but the they won.

He was one of the Great Commander in Indonesia and the first to succesful use the gerilya tactic. The very first commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, he continuous to be widely respected in the country. General Soedirman was a teacher in Muhammadiyah University, but later dropped out because lack of funding. As a teacher, Sudirman taught his students lessons on morality using examples from the lives of the prophets. One of his students later recalled that Sudirman was an even-handed and patient teacher who would mix humour and nationalism in his lessons. This made him popular with the students.

After the war, he was continuously helping Indonesia protect its freedom from invader.