Heroes Day (Indonesia)

Heroes Day
Observed by Indonesia
Date 10 November
Next time 10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
Frequency annual

Hari Pahlawan (Indonesian for Heroes' Day/Warriors' Day) is a Remembrance Day annually celebrated on 10 November in Indonesia.[1] The day commemorates the 1945 Battle of Surabaya,[2] in which pro-independence Indonesian soldiers and militia fought against British and Dutch troops as part of the Indonesian National Revolution.[3]

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