Oto Iskandar di Nata

Raden Otong Iskandar di Nata
Born 31 March 1897
Boejoengsoeang, Bandoeng Regency, Dutch East Indies
Died 20 December 1945 (aged 48)
Tangerang, Banten, West Java
Religion Islam

Raden Oto Iskandar di Nata, also spelled Iskandardinata, aptly nicknamed Otista (31 March 1897 – 20 December 1945) was a fighter for Indonesia's liberation from Dutch rule. He is considered a national hero. For a short time, he was State Minister, before he was abducted and assassinated in Tangerang, Banten.

Otista's image appears on the current Indonesian 20,000 rupiah note.

Oto Iskandar di Nata featured on the 20,000-rupiah banknote issued by Bank Indonesia.

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