Karel Sadsuitubun (also mistakenly written as Karel Satsuit Tubun; 14 October 1928 – 1 October 1965) was an

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and national hero. Serving as a

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for

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, he was fatally wounded in the line of duty in a scuffle by communists during the 1965 coup d'état. Karel Satsuit Tubun was born on 14 October 1928 in

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, Southeast Maluku. He pursued a career as a

, participating in

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, and after the

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, he was assigned as a bodyguard to Deputy Prime Minister Johannes Leimena and promoted to the rank of Police Brigadier. On 30 September 1965, communist rebels attempted a coup d'etat, aiming to kidnap and kill high-ranking military personnel, including Major General

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, who was in the house adjacent to Leimena's. During the chaos, Tubun woke up and attempted to shoot the rebels but was fatally shot. The coup d'état ultimately failed, and in the aftermath, Tubun was declared a national hero. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Police Second Sub-inspector. Among others, an Indonesian

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known as the KRI ''Karel Satsuitubun'' (356) and an

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were named in his honor.

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