Indonesian national hero
Andi Mappanyukki, also spelt as Andi Mappanjukki,[1] (1885 – 18 April 1967),[2] was the 32nd King of Bone and an Indonesian rebel who fought against the Dutch from the 1920s to the 1930s. A National Hero of Indonesia, he was the father of Andi Abdullah Bau Massepe.[2][3] He was a scion of both the houses of Gowa and Bone.[4]
Born the son of I Makkulau Daeng Serang Karaeng Lembangparang, Sultan of Gowa, his father appointed him Lieutenant of the Royal Army of Gowa in 1905 after a rebellion against the Dutch broke out. When his father died, he continued with guerrilla warfare. In 1931, he was appointed ruler of Bone after a 26-year interregnum.[4]
Dying on 18 April 1967, in Jongaya, he was buried at Panaikang Ujung Pandang with state honours, and later on 10 November 2004[5] declared a National Hero of Indonesia by Presidential Decree No. 089 / TK / TH 2004.[6]
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