Pierre Andreas Tendean was a victim of the 30th September Movement (G30S) and is an Indonesia

Indonesia

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n national hero.

Early life

Tendean was the only son of A.L. Tendean from Minahasa

Minahasa

The Minahasa are an ethnic group located in the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, formerly known as North Celebes...

 and Indo (Eurasian) mother Cornel M.E. of Dutch and French descent. He had an older sister, Mitze Farre, and younger sister, Rooswidiati. Tendean’s father was a doctor and held posts in hospitals in Jakarta

Jakarta

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, Tasikmalaya

Tasikmalaya

Tasikmalaya is a city in southeastern West Java, Indonesia, between Bandung and Purwokerto on the southerly of the two major road routes across Java...

, Cisarua, Magelang

Magelang

Magelang is one of the largest cities of the 1,130 km² Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. It is also the largest town in the Kedu Plain between Mount Merbabu and Mount Sumbing in Central Java, Indonesia...

, and Semarang

Semarang

- Economy :The western part of the city is home to many industrial parks and factories. The port of Semarang is located on the north coast and it is the main shipping port for the province of Central Java. Many small manufacturers are located in Semarang, producing goods such as textiles,...

. Tendean attended elementary school in Magelang and middle school and high school in Semarang. His desire after completing grade school was to attend the National Military Academy . However, his parents wanted him to become a doctor like his father or an engineer. The compromise was for Pierre to attend the Army’s engineering academy , which he started in 1958.

Military career

Tendean received battlefield experience while in the academy when he was sent to West Sumatra

Sumatra

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 with his fellow cadets to participate in a military operation named "Sapta Marga". At that time Tendean was a Corporal and was assigned to the Army’s Corps of Engineers . In 1962, Tendean graduated from ATEKAD and was given the rank Second Lieutenant . His first assignment was as Platoon Commander in the 2nd Battalion of the Corps of Engineers in the 2nd Regional Military Command (Indonesian

Indonesian language

Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....

: Komandan Peleton Batalyon Zeni Tempur 2 Komando Daerah Militer II (Danton Yon Zipur 2 / Dam II) ) in Medan.

The following year, Tendean received intelligence training in Bogor

Bogor

Bogor is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency , 60 kilometers south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta...

 and was subsequently assigned to the Army Central Intelligence Service . He was sent to the front lines during the confrontation with Malaysia known as "Dwikora", where he led a group of volunteers in several infiltrations into Malaysia performing intelligence gathering. On April 15, 1965, Tendean was promoted to First Lieutenant and was assigned as a personal aide to General Abdul Haris Nasution

Abdul Haris Nasution

In this Indonesian name, the name "Nasution" is a family name, and the person should be referred to by the family name "Nasution".Abdul Haris Nasution was an Indonesian general who was twice appointed Army Chief of Staff and who escaped an assassination attempt during the...

.

G30S

In the early morning hours of October 1, 1965, troops loyal to the G30S came to Nasution’s house with the intent to kidnap him. Shots were fired that awakened Tendean who was staying at the general’s housing complex. He was apprehended by the troops and was mistaken for Nasution, as the dark house, as well as Nasution's escape during this particular night, prevented them from finding the true Nasution. Tendean was brought to Lubang Buaya

Lubang Buaya

Lubang Buaya is the site of the murder of seven army officers during the 1 October coup attempt of the 30 September Movement...

along with six high ranking officers of the army. He was shot to death, and his body thrown into an old well with the other deceased captives.

Pierre Andreas Tendean was named a national hero for his dedication and sacrifice to the nation on October 5, 1965 by President Sukarno

Sukarno

Sukarno, born Kusno Sosrodihardjo was the first President of Indonesia.Sukarno was the leader of his country's struggle for independence from the Netherlands and was Indonesia's first President from 1945 to 1967...

. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Captain and buried in the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

Kalibata Heroes Cemetery

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. He was only 26 years old.