Poncke Princen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Poncke Princen

Indonesian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1925

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 22-Feb-2002

Profession: lawyer, politician, resistance fighter, human rights activist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johannes Cornelis Princen (November 21, 1925 in The Hague – February 22, 2002 in Jakarta), better known as Poncke Princen, was a Dutch anti-Nazi fighter and colonial soldier.
In 1948, he deserted, joined the pro-independence guerrillas in what was then the Dutch Indies.
He lived the rest of his life in Indonesia, where he became a prominent human rights activist and political dissident under various dictatorial regimes in his adopted country and consequently spent considerable time in detention.