Dr. Mohammad Hatta was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He was Indonesia’s first Vice President, later also served as the country’s prime minister. Known as the ‘proclamator’, he and a number of Indonesian people including the first President of Indonesia Soekarno, fought for the independence of Indonesia from Dutch. Despites his efforts to gainIndonesian independence,he studied in the Netherlands from 1921 until 1932. Moreover, after this early education, he studied in Dutch School in Indonesia. He is more remembered as Bung Hatta (Bung is an affectionate title used to address colleagues, popular in the early 1900 and is still used by Indonesians). Why was Mohammad Hatta called Bung Hatta?

                Dr. Mohammad Hatta was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatera, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He was Indonesia’s first Vice President, later also served as the country’s prime minister. Known as the ‘proclamator’, he and a number of Indonesian people including the first President of Indonesia Soekarno, fought for the independence of Indonesia from Dutch. Despites his efforts to gain Indonesian independence, he studied in the Netherlands from 1921 until 1932.

                Moreover, after this early education, he studied in Dutch School in Indonesia. He is more remembered as Bung Hatta (Bung is an affectionate title used to address colleagues, popular in the early 1900 and is still used by Indonesians).

 

 

Why was Mohammad Hatta called Bung Hatta?