Jahja Daniel Dharma, BMP, also known as John Lie, a National Hero of Indonesia
Jahja Daniel Dharma Jahja Daniel Dharma , BMP, also known as John Lie, a National Hero of Indonesia, was one of the 1st high ranking navy commanders during the Indonesian National Revolution. He was a Chinese Indonesian. In 1947, he was assigned the duty of escorting boats smuggling products to Singapore to be sold for financing the Indonesian independence war. One of his 1st duties was to escort a convoy of small boats that was carrying 800 tons of rubber to the Chief Representative of the Republic of Indonesia in Singapore, Utoyo Ramelan. During these revolutionary years the Dutch government imposed a naval blockade around Singapore to stop illegal activities by Indonesians. Commander John Lie's duties were to penetrate this blockade and smuggle rubber and other products in exchange for weapons. The weapons were then handed over to the Indonesian revolutionary troops in Sumatra and among others also to the Regent of Riau, an Indonesian ruler during the Dutch colonial time. The...