the formation of the party on 9 November 1945. He was chosen as the chairman of the party on its first congress in Surakarta. He was chosen as the representative of Parkindo in the Central Indonesian National Committee since its third session in November 1945. After the dissolution of the committee in 1950, he was chosen as the member of the Regional People's Representative Council in Central Java and Salatiga, and later as a member of the Temporary People's Representative Council. He was the chairman of the Regional People's Representative Council of Salatiga, from 1951 until 1954. Proposal as National Hero of Indonesia Probowinoto was proposed as the National Hero of Indonesia by the Christian University of Satya Wacana and the Indonesian Communication Foundation in the symposium "Tracing the Roots of the Thoughts and Phenomenal Works of Reverend Basuki Probowinoto". Both organizations stated that they had made a recommendation to the government to make Probowinoto the National Hero of Indonesia. The consideration was due to his creation of the Christian Scouting, Satya Wacana Christian University, and his works that were made through the Javanese Christian Church and Indonesian Christian Party. Probowinoto died on January 6, 1989, in Jakarta, Indonesia. References Bibliography 1917 births Javanese people 1989 deaths Indonesian Christians People from Grobogan Regency Indonesian Protestants