About Haji Misbach
Lived 1876 – 1926 (aged 49–50). Haji Misbach was an Indonesian politician.
Hadji M. Misbach portrait from Medan Moeslimin 1 January 1925 cover Mohammad Misbach ( 1876–1926), commonly known as Haji Misbach, was a communist and Islamic activist from Surakarta, Dutch East Indies. He was a leading member of the left wing of the Sarekat Islam organization in the 1910s and famously advocated for the compatibility of Islam and communism.
Biography Misbach was born Achmad in Kauman, Surakarta, Dutch East Indies in around 1876.
In 1917 he launched a new daily newspaper called (Islam in Motion).
With the 1923 split of the Sarekat Islam into left and right wings, he followed most of the left wing into the PKI (Indonesian Communist Party). After a bombing in Surakarta, Haji Misbach was blamed and exiled to New Guinea.
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Who was Haji Misbach?
Indonesian politician
When was Haji Misbach born?
Haji Misbach was born in 1876 in Surakarta.
When did Haji Misbach die?
Haji Misbach died in 1926 in Manokwari.
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Haji Misbach was a politician.
What nationality was Haji Misbach?
Haji Misbach was Indonesian.
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