Supeno

Supeno was the Minister of Development/Youth in the First Hatta Cabinet of Indonesia. He died while still serving in the department as a result of the Dutch Military Aggression II. Supeno is now regarded as a National Hero of Indonesia.

Biography

Early life

Soepeno born in Pekalongan, Central Java, on 12 June 1916. He was the son of an officer of the Tegal Station Soemarno. Accessed After graduating from High school in Semarang, she went to Technical High School in Bandung. Only two years old, studying in school it's because he moved to the High School of Law in Jakarta. In the city, staying in hostels Soepeno Assembly of Students Indonesia in Jalan Cikini Raya 71. Therefore, his colleagues, he was selected as the head of the hostel.

Being Minister

In the First Hatta Cabinet, he was appointed Minister of Youth and Sports.

Death

When the Dutch invaded Indonesia on 19 December 1948, the Minister of Youth and Supeno RI Development. Supeno joined a guerrilla force, while the Dutch soldiers continue to track him down. Several months after joining the guerrilla, Supeno and his party were finally caught at Ganter Village, Nganjuk, when the Dutch invaded the territory on the 24 February 1949. After he was caught, the Dutch forced him to squat as they interrogated.
Supeno was then buried in Nganjuk. A year later, his tomb was transferred to TMP Semaki, Yogyakarta.