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Sayuti Melik

Indonesian typist of proclamation of indepenence

Died when: 80 years 97 days (963 months)
Star Sign: Sagittarius

 

Sayuti Melik

Mohamad Ibnu Sayuti, known as Sayuti Melik (November 22, 1908 – February 27, 1989) was an Indonesian typist.He helped type a copy of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, which Sukarno proclaimed to Indonesia on August 17, 1945.

He was the husband of Soerastri Karma Trimurti, a journalist and activist in the women's rights and Indonesian independence movements.

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