Commemorating Frans Kaisiepo, a National Hero from Papua who created the name Irian
JAKARTA, iNews.id - Frans Kaisiepo was born on Biak Island on October 10, 1921. He is one of the Papuan figures who was awarded the title of national hero based on Presidential Decree No. 077/TK/1993. Throughout his life, the fourth Governor of Papua Province has struggled to unite West Irian (Papua) with Indonesia. He is also a Papuan who first raised the Red and White in the Land of Papua. Even during the Dutch occupation, he was aggressively singing the song Indonesia Raya. Frans Kaisiepo has also represented Papua to be involved in the Malino Conference during the discussion on the formation of the United States of Indonesia. At that time he proposed the name Irian for the area in Eastern Indonesia. Irian comes from the Biak language which means a hot place. Frans Kaisiepo (photo: INews) On August 31, 1945, when Papua was still occupied by the Dutch, Frans was one of the people who enforced the existence of the Republic of Indonesia. As a result, he was sentenced to 5 years in pri