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Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

Jakarta, Italy

Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

The National Main Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata (Indonesian: Taman Makam Pahlawan Nasional Utama Kalibata), colloquially known as Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery (Indonesian: Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata or TMP Kalibata), is a military cemetery in Kalibata, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It was built in 1953 a

nd opened on 10 November 1954. Former Indonesian foreign minister Agus Salim, who died six days before the cemetery was opened, was the first senior politician buried in the cemetery. There were also 121 bodies moved from Heroes' Cemetery in Ancol. B. J. Habibie was the first and as of 2025 only Indonesian president to be buried in the cemetery following his death on 11 September 2019. At the other hand, five vice presidents—all of whom served under President Suharto, including Habibie—were buried there; Adam Malik was the first in 1984 and Try Sutrisno was the most recent in 2026. The site was established as Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata (Taman Makam Pahlawan Kalibata) before Suharto renamed it in his 1976 decree to National Heroes' Cemetery in Kalibata (Taman Makam Pahlawan Nasional Kalibata). The graveyard was then renamed to its current form in 2009, following the passage of Law 20/2009...

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