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Indonesian national hero

Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai (30 January – 20 November ) was an Indonesian National Hero who commanded Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence. He was killed in the Battle of Margarana.^[1][2]

Early life

Ngurah Rai was born in Carangsari, Badung Regency, Bali on 30 January He studied at a Dutch elementary school named HIS Denpasar,^[3] then went to MULO Junior High School in Malang, East Java.^[3] He then received Dutch military training at the Military Cadet School in Gianyar, Bali, and Magelang, Central Java. After graduating, he joined the Dutch-sponsored military as a second lieutenant in Bali.^[2][4] After that he studied at Corps Opleiding Voor Reserve Officieren (CORO), Magelang and pendidikan artileri,Malang.^[3]

Military career

After the Indonesian Declaration of Independence, he established the People