East Java is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west;the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern and southern coasts,respectively,while the narrow Bali Strait to the east separates Java from Bali by around 2.29 kilometres (1.42 mi). Located in eastern Java,the province also includes the island of Madura,as well as the Kangean islands and other smaller island groups located further east and the Masalembu archipelago to the north. Its capital is Surabaya,the second largest city in Indonesia,a major industrial center and also a major business center. Banyuwangi is the largest regency in East Java and the largest on the island of Java.
General Ahmad Yani was the Commander of the Indonesian Army,and was killed by members of the 30 September Movement during an attempt to kidnap him from his house.
Kediri Regency is a regency (kabupaten) located in East Java province,Indonesia. It is one of two 'Daerah Tingkat II' that has the name 'Kediri'. The Regency covers an area of 1,563.42 km2 and had a population of 1,499,768 as of the 2010 census and 1,635,294 at the 2020 census;the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,684,454.
Fransiskus Xaverius Soeprijadi,also known as Supriyadi or Soeprijadi,was an Indonesian national hero who rebelled against the occupying Japanese in 1945.
Wonokromo Station (WO) is a large class type C railway station in Jagir,Wonokromo,Surabaya,East Java,operated by Kereta Api Indonesia. The station is located about 5 kilometers (3 mi) south of Surabaya Gubeng Station. It is close to the railway junction with each directions to Surabaya Gubeng station,Sidoarjo,and Madiun.
Kiai Haji Zainal Mustafa,born Hudaemi,and also known as Zainal Mustofa,was an Indonesian ulama and National Hero of Indonesia. He founded the Pesantren Sukamanah when he was 20. He was awarded the title of National Hero in 1972.
Major General Moestopo was an Indonesian military officer,revolutionary and educator,and military figure in the Indonesian War of Independence.
Sudirman was an Indonesian military officer and revolutionary during the Indonesian National Revolution and the first commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces.
Kiai Sadrach was an evangelist in Central Java,Indonesia.
Hasan Basry was a military general,Indonesian nationalist leader,and was a key figure in the liberation of Kalimantan from Dutch rule. During the Indonesian National Revolution,he acted as the military representative of the Indonesian army in Kalimantan and led a guerilla war against the Linggadjati Agreement. He was a key figure behind the 17 May Proclamation which rallied Kalimantan natives against Dutch rule in 1949. He was declared a National Hero of Indonesia in 2001.
Sukarni Kartodiwirjo was an Indonesian freedom fighter and activist who demanded independence for Indonesia during the Dutch colonial era and the Japanese occupation,and was the chairman of the Murba Party until his death.
Amangkurat III was a short-lived susuhunan (ruler) of the Sultanate of Mataram,who reigned 1703–1705.
The PETA revolt in Blitar was an anti-occupation revolt in present-day Indonesia,which took place on 14 February 1945 by the PETA daidan (battalion) in Blitar. This revolt was widely known as the first major uprising of local armies in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation. The revolt ended unsuccessfully;most of the rebels abandoned the attack,or were captured or killed by the Japanese. Nevertheless,the government of Indonesia acknowledged the revolt as a meaningful revolution.
Major General Muhammad Mangundiprojo was an Indonesian military officer,revolutionary,and civil servant. Born in the Sragen Regency on the island of Java,Mangundiprojo joined a nationalist group during the Second World War. He later fought in the Indonesian National Revolution against the return of Dutch colonial authority to Indonesia,and later went on to become a politician.
Sidik Djojosukarto was an Indonesian politician who served as chairman of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) from 1950 until his death. As PNI chairman,he was revered by all party factions,and was the closest to being an "authentic party hero."
KHR. As’ad Syamsul Arifin was an Indonesian ulama and co-founder of Nahdatul Ulama. In 2016,he was declared a National Hero of Indonesia.
Oloan Hutapea,also known as B. O. Hutapea,was a high-ranking member of the Indonesian Communist Party and one of its major theoreticians during the height of its power,and was leader of a clandestine wing of the party in 1967-8 during the Transition to the New Order.
Zainudin Amali is an Indonesian politician. From October 2019 to March 2023,he served as Minister of Youth and Sport in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia. He resigned from the position to focus on football governance because he was elected as one of the Vice-chairs of PSSI,Indonesia's football governing body. Concurrent with his position in PSSI,he was also chosen as the main commissioner of PT Liga Indonesia Baru,the operator of PSSI's competitions,in June 2023.
Operation Trisula was an operation carried out by the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) in order to crush the remnants of the Communist Party of Indonesia who fled in the South Blitar area. The South Blitar area is very strategic as a hiding place for Communist Party of Indonesia leadership following the 1965-1966 crackdown against the party,because the area consists of steep cliffs and hills that are difficult for ground troops to reach. To carry out this operation,the Commander of the VIII/Brawijaya Military Regional Command formed an Operations Task Force Command called the Trisula Task Force on May 25,1968,with the operational areas of South Blitar,South Malang and Tulungagung.
Sukatno Hoesni was an Indonesian politician. He was a member of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) from East Java who served as a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from 1956 until 1965. He became the youngest member of the DPR when he was inaugurated in 1956.
Kertosono,Nganjuk,East Java 
Surabaya,East Java,Indonesia
Indonesian army 
Lieutenant general