Hasan Gayo
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{{Short description|Indonesian politician and journalist (1923–1993)}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Hasan Gayo
|image = Hasan Gayo MPRS.jpg
|caption = Gayo, {{circa}} 1963
|birth_name = Muhammad Hasan Gayo
|birth_date = 1923
|birth_place = Lukup, Gouvernment of Atjeh and Dependencies, Dutch East Indies
|death_date = {{death date and age|1993|1|26|1923|df=y}}
|death_place = Jakarta, Indonesia
}}
Muhammad Hasan Gayo (1923 – 26 January 1993) was an Indonesian politician and journalist from Aceh. He was active in youth guerilla groups during the Indonesian National Revolution, and later worked as a journalist during the Sukarno period.
Early life and education
Gayo originated from the village of Lukup, today in Pegasing district of Central Aceh Regency, where he was born in 1923. He went to a Dutch elementary school before pursuing further studies in Islamic schools, and after the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies he moved to Batavia to enroll in Abdoel Kahar Moezakir's Jakarta Islamic Institute. During his time there, he joined Chaerul Saleh's group of nationalist youths.{{cite news |title=Kisah Hasan Gayo Pimpin Pengambilalihan Aset Kereta Api dari Jepang|url=https://news.okezone.com/read/2020/03/02/340/2177041/kisah-hasan-gayo-pimpin-pengambilalihan-aset-kereta-api-dari-jepang |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=Okezone |date=2 March 2020 |language=id-ID}}
Career
Following the proclamation of Indonesian independence, Gayo led a group of nationalist youths in taking over the assets of the government railway company, with its Japanese guards offering no resistance. Gayo proceeded to lead the company's publication, Suara Kereta Api, before joining the Greater Jakarta People's Militia upon the arrival of Allied forces and later joining the guerilla fighting in West and Central Java.{{cite news |title=Hasan Gayo Ikut Grup Radikal, Pimpin Pengambilalihan Aset Kereta Api dari Tangan Jepang |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/nasional/2020/03/03/hasan-gayo-ikut-grup-radikal-pimpin-pengambilalihan-aset-kereta-api-dari-tangan-jepang?page=all |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=Tribunnews.com |date=3 March 2020 |language=id-ID}} He was for a time imprisoned by the Indonesian Army following a crackdown on irregular militia forces in 1947.{{cite book |last1=Poeze |first1=Harry A. |title=Tan Malaka, Gerakan kiri, dan Revolusi Indonesia Jilid 2: Maret 1946 - Maret 1947 |date=2008 |publisher=Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia |isbn=978-979-461-730-4 |pages=346–347 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pgjmDAAAQBAJ&dq=muhammad+hasan+gayo&pg=PA347 |language=id}} During this time, he also took part in the publication of the English-language magazine Voice of Free Indonesia.{{cite book |title=Samudera merah putih, 19 September 1945: latar belakang, peristiwa IKADA, dan dampaknya |date=1983 |publisher=Yayasan 19 September 1945 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P0wbAAAAIAAJ&q=voice+of+free+indonesia+hasan+gayo |language=id |quote=majalah berbahasa Inggris yang pertama setelah Proklamasi Voice of Free Indonesia diterbitkan [...] dengan tokoh - tokohnya seperti : Sukardjo , Mulyono , Legiman Haryono dan M. Hasan Gayo}}
After the end of the Indonesian revolution, Gayo worked as a journalist at the Indonesia Raya newspaper. He then co-founded Suluh Indonesia, the party newspaper of the Indonesian National Party, alongside Sayuti Melik and Satya Graha.{{cite news |title=Satyagraha Berkisah tentang Suluh Indonesia dan Bung Karno |url=https://koransulindo.com/satyagraha-berkisah-tentang-suluh-indonesia-dan-bung-karno/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=koransulindo.com |date=27 September 2021 |language=id-ID}} In 1960, he was appointed to the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly, which was chaired by Saleh.
He died in Jakarta on 26 January 1993, and was buried at Karet Bivak Cemetery.{{cite web |title=Buku: Haji Muhammad Hasan Gayo |url=https://expat-jakarta.com/info/buku-haji-muhammad-hasan-gayo/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=id-ID}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Acehnese officials have voiced their support in awarding Gayo a National Hero of Indonesia title.{{cite web |title=Muhammad Hasan Gayo Layak Dapat Predikat Pahlawan Nasional |url=https://penghubung.acehprov.go.id/berita/muhammad-hasan-gayo-layak-dapat-predikat-pahlawan-nasional/ |publisher=acehprov.go.id |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=id |date=15 March 2020}}{{cite news |title=Bupati Aceh Tengah Setujui H Muhammad Hasan Gayo Ditetapkan sebagai Pahlawan Nasional |url=https://aceh.tribunnews.com/2020/11/30/bupati-aceh-tengah-setujui-h-muhammad-hasan-gayo-ditetapkan-sebagai-pahlawan-nasional |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=Serambinews.com |date=30 November 2020 |language=id-ID}} A horse racing venue in Central Aceh is named after him.
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Category:Indonesian journalists
Category:Members of the People's Consultative Assembly