DR. F. L. TOBING - Pejoeang Dari Tapanoeli

Dr. Ferdinand Lumban Tobing, better known as Dr. F. L. Tobing, was a heroic warrior from Tapanuli. He was born on February 19, 1899, in the village of Sibuluan, Central Tapanuli. Ferdinand was an alumnus of the STOVIA Batavia medical school. He married Anna Paulina Elfringhoff Kincap, a Minahasan Indo-German woman from Kawangkoan, North Sulawesi. Dr. F. L. Tobing was active in the nationalist movement, joining Jong Batak. He is credited as one of the initiators of the Youth Pledge. He once saved the life of a Japanese Kampetai officer, making him the number one figure in Tapanuli. Dr. F.L. Tobing was once the Resident of Tapanuli, the Military Governor of Tapanuli and the Southern part of East Sumatra. He also served as the second Governor of North Sumatra. As a minister, Dr. F.L. Tobing served as Minister of Information, Minister of Health, Minister of Inter-Regional Relations, and Minister of State for Transmigration. Dr. F.L. Tobing was declared a National Hero by decree: Presidential Decree No. 361 of 1962, dated November 17, 1962. For his services and devotion to the nation, his name was immortalized at a General Hospital in Sibolga and an airport in Pinang Sori, Central Tapanuli. The story can be read: https://kutakita.com/dr-f-l-tobing-ki... HISTORICAL SOURCE: Dr. Fl. L. Tobing – Zaidir Jalal North Sumatra People's Struggle – Communication Forum of the Former Sub-Territorial Army VII of the Sumatra Command https://sumutprov.go.id PHOTO SOURCE Tropenmuseum Amsterdam Wikipedia Wikimedia.org Wikiwand Portrait of Dr. F. L. Tobing by Hareanto https://sumutprov.go.id https://kemsos.go.id https://smartnewstapanuli.com https://www.gatra.com https://www.nu.or.id/ pond5.com heritage-print.com CGTN Omucu.com Alamy http://indonesia-zaman-doeloe.blogspo... https://www.law-justice.co http://assets.kompasiana.com/ VIDEO SOURCE Eyefilm Museum Amsterdam Ryan P Bimo KA MrGama3ana Timescape Indonesia Josu Relax BBC Film Soekarno Film Sang Kiai MUSIC Epidemic Sound The Battle of 1606 - Patrick Patrikios