muhammad hatta

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Muhammad Hatta

                Muhammad Hatta was one of Indonesian founding father. He lived from 1902 until 1980. Together with Soekarno, he proclaimed the independence of Indonesia on 17^th August 1945.

            Muhammad Hatta was born on 12^th August 1902 in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. When he was still in junior high school in Bukittinggi, he joined the league of young Sumatrans.

            When he finished his study in Bukittinggi, he moved to Batavia. Then, he went to the Netherlands to continue his study. When he was there, he participated actively in the national movement. As a result, he was arrested by the Dutch government.

            In 1932, Bung Hatta went back to Indonesia. He joined a political organization called Pendidikan Nasional Indonesia. This organization wanted Indonesian people to know many things about politic. Because of this activity he was arrested again. He was sent to Boven Digul and later to Banda Neira as a prisoner. Before the Japanese invaded Indonesia in 1942, he was brought back to Java.

            On 17^th August 1945, two days after Japan surrended to the allies. Bung Karno and Bung Hatta declared the independence of Indonesia. Then, they were selected as he president and vice president. Bung Hatta was the vice President until 1956. He resigned and concentrated in writing. On 14^th March 1980 Bung Hatta passed away in Jakarta.

Muhammad Hatta was one of the greathest people in Indonesia. People will always remember him as an honest and sincere person.

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Visiting Bali

There were so many places to see in Bali that I and my family decided to join the tours to see as much as possible. I and my family stayed in there (Kuta). We spent the first three days on Kuta beach. We visited some tour agents and selected two tours. The first one was to Singaraja, the second was to Ubud.

On the day of the tour, we were ready. we drove on through mountains. Singaraja is a city of about 90 thousands people. It is a busy but quiet town. The street are lined with trees and there are many old Dutch houses. Then we returned very late in the evening to Kuta.

The second tour to Ubud was a very different tour. It was not to see the scenery but to see the art and the craft of the island. The first stop was at Batubulan, a center of stone sculpture. There my friend watched young boys were carving away at big blocks of stone. The next stop was Celuk, a center for silversmiths and golden smiths. After that we stopped a little while for lunch at Sukawati and on to mass. Mass is a tourist center.