After reading the biography of Tan Malaka written by Harry A. Poeze, titled Pergulatan Menuju Republik (Struggles Toward a Republic) published by Grafiti, as well as Tan Malaka’s own writings, Penjara ke Penjara (From Jail to Jail), and Madilog, I finally got to know the person that he really was. He was a person who had rendered many services to the struggle of Indonesia’s independence. In Indonesian history lessons at school, we hea...