National monument or commonly called monas this already familiar for citizens Indonesia, especially Jakarta people. monas located right in the heart of the capital of the state and the government of Indonesia this looks very handsome towering, as beat the splendor of a variety of building around him. National monument (monas) is a Memorial as high as 132-meter is located in the field Merdeka square, Central Jakarta. monas opened to the public on July 12, 1975. this monument crowned flames coated sheet gold symbolizing the spirit of the struggle burning. gold installed in the monument monas weighing 38 kg of gold. there are various versions of gold at the top monas it.
there is a mention, gold weighing 28 kg it was the contribution of teuku markam, a merchant Aceh ever be richest people Indonesia. However, there is no official records about contributor to the gold. story became mazy. historians also don't know nothing about the story of gold at the top monas. story about teuku markam the source of the story of-mouth. although there are some people who menyakini the truth of the story.
Meanwhile head unit manager monument monas Rini hariyani earlier Express, part of gold at the top monument as high as 132 meter for this could not be touched by random people. no one deliberately clean it because it is believed to have 'bathed' naturally by rain little flashbacks about the gold. according Rini, weight gold at the top monas originally 32 pounds. but now to grow so 50 pounds. the addition of was there is the story. for the sake of celebrates birthday gold repulik Indonesia 1995, the government then add the number of gold in order to even 50 pounds. supposedly the story, from various sources, mentioned teuku markam is merchants Aceh born in 1925. his father, teuku marhaban derived from the village seuneudon and alue capli, Panton pumpkin Aceh North. teuku markam has become an orphan when 9 year old. then he cared for by his brother named cut nyak putroe. he had time to go to school until class 4 grammar school (Sr.). teuku markam then grown into youth who follows compulsory education military kutaraja now called Banda Aceh. as a soldier liaison, he was sent by chief general Bejo to Jakarta to meet the leadership of the government. by leadership, teuku markam sent again to London to be the adjutant general gatot Subroto.
the task diembannya to Billy Subroto died. 1957, teuku markam-ranking captain. he returned to Banda Aceh and set up an agency business named University karkam. this company trusted by GOI manage booty to be used as funds revolution. he stopped become Army, later he continued his career with wrestle business with a number of assets of the form of the ship and some dok vessel Palembang, terrain, Jakarta, Makassar Surabaya. asked about the origin of the gold, Rini admitted don't know the history of course. that said, most of the gold contributed by one of the son of the area Acehnese.
but the entrepreneur experience treatment less well when new order era. However, history then turned. role and donations teuku markam in building Indonesian economy as if to be nothing in the eyes of the Soeharto government. with unilateral he maligned as PKI and accused of as a corrupt and adherents soekarnoisme. caused allegation that, he was imprisoned in 1966. he was thrown into cells without through the process of the court. first he put prisoners Budi utomo, then moved to the Thunder. then he moved to prison salemba on the road printing countries. shortly he moved again to prisoners cipinang, then the last he moved again to prisoners nirbaya in cottage big East Jakarta. in 1972 he fell sick and forced admitted rspad gatot Subroto for about two years. government new order also took the property rights University. karkam and change it to be on behalf of the government. teuku markam life miserable in the day of her. heir also live terlunta- lunta until there is depressed mental. to power the new order over, good name teuku markam never rehabilitated. his children trying to survive with all the power and take advantage of the former connections business teuku markam. and now, heirs teuku markam struggling to restore the rights of his parents. after free from prison, life markam has not good. he is still often gets insults from people because it is considered as the Stooges PKI. in fact it is clear, markam hard-fought at the beginning of independence Indonesia. just because he is close to Soekarno and is considered as sukarnoist life markam and his family up to now sad. but very regrettable is the name a good idea that never cleaned of charge. up at the end of age, markam is considered a traitor countries.