YOGYAKARTA President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto gave the title of National Hero to 10 national figures. Of the 10 names that received the title of hero, there was one name that stole the attention, namely Sultan Tidore Zainal Abidin Syah. In history, the public may know Sultan Tidore Zainal Abidin Syah as one of the figures who opposes the separation of West Irian (Papua) from the State of Eastern Indonesia (NIT), the state of the Republic of Indonesia of the United States (RIS) which was formed by the Netherlands at that time. Beyond that, who is Zainal Abidin Syah actually?
In Sultan Zainal Abidin Syah: From the Kingdom of Tidore to the Republic of Indonesia, it was explained that Zainal Abidin Syah was born in Soa Sio, Tidore, on August 5, 1912. Zainal Abidin in several notes is known as Zainal Abidin Alting.
Zainal Abidin himself was the son of Sultan Tidore before, namely Dano Husain. Meanwhile, Sultan Zainal's mother named Dano Salma. As the son of the kingdom, Zainal Abidin had a fairly high educational background in his time. His basic school education was pursued at Bumiputera Hollandsch Inlandsche School (HIS), a Dutch Elementary School for indigenous aristocrats in Ternate.
Not until HIS, Zainal Abidin continued his education at Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (MULO), a high school education level belonging to the Netherlands in Batavia. After graduating from MULO, he moved to Makassar, South Sulawesi to continue his education at Opleidings Scholen voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren (OSVIA), a school intended for prospective colonial government officials in 1934.
After his formal education was completed, Zaenal Abidin was appointed as Ambtenaar or a British official with the position of District Head in three regions, namely Ternate in North Maluku, Manokwari, and Sorong in West Papua.
Zaenal Abidin was exiled during the Japanese colonial period. Japanese colonialists considered Zaenal a threat figure for being the heir to the Sultanate of Tidore. In 1944 he was then exiled and exiled to Jailolo until the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence was read out in 1945.
Zaenal Abidin's leadership at the Tidore Sultanate itself began after Indonesia's proclamation was read out. According to Dutch historian, PJ Drooglever, Zaenal Abidin Alting was appointed Sultan of Tidore in December 1946 in Denpasar, Bali. Tidore Sultanate then crowned Zaenal king in January 1947. The treatment was carried out in Soa Siu, Tidore.
Not only being the Sultan of Tidore, Zainal Abidin Syah is also known as the First Governor of West Irian. He was sworn in on September 23, 1956. Zainal Abidin is not an arbitrary person. He is known for his vocals in rejecting the separation of West Irian (Papua) from Indonesia, who at that time the Dutch were still trying to defend West Irian as his territory.
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