Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery

National Main Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata
Front gate of Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery
Interactive map of National Main Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata
Details
Established10 November 1954 (1954-11-10)
Location
Kalibata, South Jakarta
CountryIndonesia
Coordinates6°15′26″S 106°50′46″E / 6.25722°S 106.84611°E / -6.25722; 106.84611
Owned byIndonesian Government
Size23 hectares (57 acres)[1]
No. of graves10,105 (August 2020)[1]

The National Main Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata (Indonesian: Taman Makam Pahlawan Nasional Utama Kalibata), colloquially known as Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery (Indonesian: Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata[2] or TMP Kalibata), is a military cemetery in Kalibata, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It was built in 1953 and opened on 10 November 1954. Former Indonesian foreign minister Agus Salim, who died six days before the cemetery was opened, was the first senior politician buried in the cemetery. There were also 121 bodies moved from Heroes' Cemetery in Ancol.[3] B. J. Habibie was the first and as of 2025 only Indonesian president to be buried in the cemetery following his death on 11 September 2019. At the other hand, five vice presidents—all of whom served under President Suharto, including Habibie—were buried there; Adam Malik was the first in 1984 and Try Sutrisno was the most recent in 2026.

The site was established as Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata (Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata) before Suharto renamed it in his 1976 decree to National Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata (Taman Makam Pahlawan Nasional Kalibata). The graveyard was then renamed to its current form in 2009, following the passage of Law 20/2009.

More than 7,000 military casualties and veterans from the Indonesian War of Independence are buried there. This includes many veterans of the Imperial Japanese Army who stayed in the Dutch colony after World War II of their own free will and fought for Indonesian independence.[4]

Burial criteria

Act No. 20 of 2009, which regulates the orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia, also regulates the eligibility for burial in the cemetery. Before the promulgation of the Act, anyone with the consent of the Ministry of Social Affairs could be buried in the cemetery; after its promulgation, only the following people may be buried there:

Japanese

Up to 3,000 Japanese volunteers fought against the Dutch. Of these approximately 1,000 died, 1,000 returned to Japan after Indonesia's independence, and 1,000 remained and were naturalized in Indonesia.[5] Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited on 13 January 2002,[6] Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited on 21 August 2007, [7] and Prince Akishino and Princess Akishino visited on 19 January 2008.[4]

Since the late 20th century, every Japanese leader or ambassador who visited Jakarta would visit the cemetery.[8][9] Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited the Cemetery on 20 June 2023.[10]

Notable people buried in the cemetery

Indonesians

Japanese

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hari Kemerdekaan RI, Makam BJ Habibie – Ainun Dikunjungi Peziarah TMP Kalibata". tempo.co (in Indonesian). 17 August 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ Kevin Tan, Marshall of Singapore: a biography, p. 514, 2008 "... when Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew visited Indonesia and scattered flower petals on the graves of the two executed marines who had been buried in the Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata (Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery) in Jakarta.1"
  3. ^ "Jenazah H Agus Salim yang Pertama Dimakamkan di Kalibata". Kompas. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b "秋篠宮ご夫妻、英雄墓地に献花 ジャカルタ". Sankei Shimbun. 19 January 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  5. ^ Hatakeyama (2004), pp. 675–676
  6. ^ "カリバタ英雄墓地に献花". じゃかるた新聞. 14 January 2002. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  7. ^ "インドネシア・インド・マレーシア訪問（インドネシア共和国）". Cabinet Secretariat. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Ditemani Anak Veteran Jepang, PM Shinzo Abe Tabur Bunga di TMP Kalibata". Detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ Santosa, Iwan (21 March 2021). "Mereka Memilih Berjuang untuk Indonesia, Makam Prajurit Asal Jepang di TMP Kalibata". kompas.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Japan emperor, empress offer flowers at Indonesian military cemetery". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Former W.Sumatra gov, agrarian minister Hasan Basri Durin passes away". Jakarta Post. 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  12. ^ Article on Rahmat, the last surviving Japanese soldier in Indonesia.
  • Kiyoyuki Hatakeyama, Masayasu Hosaka (2004), Rikugun Nakano Gakko Shusen Hishi, Shinchosha ISBN 4101155224
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