Which 24-year-old guerrilla leader from North Sulawesi was executed by Dutch firing squad in Makassar in September 1949, writing the defiant motto 'Setia Hingga Akhir dalam Keyakinan' in his Bible?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Robert Wolter Mongisidi
- Step 1: Mongisidi led the LAPRIS youth guerrilla force resisting Dutch forces in South Sulawesi. Step 2. Captured by the Dutch and sentenced to death, he refused a pardon and faced the firing squad with courage on 5 September 1949, clutching a Bible containing his final letter. Answer: Robert Wolter Mongisidi. Why not the others: Arie Lasut was a mining pioneer executed in Yogyakarta; Daan Mogot died in the Battle of Lengkong.
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