of the initiators for the establishment of North Sumatra as the third tourist destination in Indonesia after Java and Bali. He introduced a cultural calendar, and planned several traditional festivities and activities for each month. One of the festivals, the Danau Toba Festival, continues to this day and received priority attention from the central government. Tambunan was known as a disciplinarian and always attended events on time. At one occasion, Tambunan was invited to an event held by a government employee. The event was planned to begin on 9 AM, and Tambunan came to the event on time, but the event organizer was not yet ready. Tambunan did not say a single word about the incident, but since then, government employee began paying attention to punctuality. Another characteristic of Tambunan was his clothing style, where he would always wear a red songkok and teluk belanga clothing. To promote ethnic diversity in North Sumatra, Tambunan always began his speech with the greeting "Hoooi! Horas! Mejuah-juah! Ya'ahowu!". The greeting was the combination of greetings used by the four ethnics in North Sumatra, the Malay, Batak, Karo, and Nias. Death On 17 January 2006, Tambunan died in his house located at Central Kayu Putih Street, Central Jakarta. The President of Indonesia at that time, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, came to pay homage. Religious life Tambunan was a Christian Protestant. He was a member of the Batak Christian Protestant Church. References Bibliography 1928 births 2006 deaths Batak people Governors of North Sumatra People of Batak descent Indonesian Christians Indonesian Protestants Indonesian Lutherans Indonesian military personnel