A Short Biography of Hatta
A Short Biography of Hatta Dr. (HC) Drs. H. Mohammad Hatta was born with the name Mohammad Athar, nicknamed Bung Hatta. Born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, August 12, 1902. He is a freedom fighter of the Republic of Indonesia that is often juxtaposed with Sukarno. Not only the freedom fighters, Bung Hatta also known as organizational, political party activist, statesman, proclaimer, a pioneer of the cooperative, and the first vice-president of Indonesia. Gait Hatta in politics began as treasurer Jong Sumatranen Bond Padang. 1921 Hatta settled in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and joined the association Indische Vereeniging which later became the Association of Indonesia (PI). When in 1925 was elected chairman of the PI, Hatta began to introduce the name of Indonesia. Since then the name of Indonesia is ...