Marah Halim Harahap

Marah Halim Harahap, Indonesian military officer, Governor of North Sumatra (died 2015)

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Born: February 28, 1921
Died: December 3, 2015
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1921

About Marah Halim Harahap

Major General Marah Halim Harahap (28 February 1921 – 3 December 2015) was an Indonesian general, politician, and governor. He was the Governor of North Sumatra from 1967 until 1978. Under his leadership, North Sumatra recovered from the 30 September Movement and organized an association football tournament named for him which was internationally recognized by FIFA. == Early life == Harahap was born on 28 February 1921 in Tabusira. He was the fourth of the six children of Jabbar Harahap, a common farmer in Tabusira. In Tabusira, there was only one elementary school in the village, which was built by the villagers. Even though elementary schools at that time had six grades, the elementary school in the village had only three grades. Harahap enrolled in the school and graduated from there in 1939. He wished to study at the Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs, but because lack of means by his parents, Harahap opted to search for a job in Medan, the capital of Sumatra at the time. He followed his older brother, Sjamsoedin, who was already in Medan. == Career == Due to transportation problems, Harahap only reached the city of Pematangsiantar.

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Career and life highlights

At first, Harahap applied as a clerk in the plantation, but due to the lack of education, the employer of the plantation rejected his application.
The organization would later fuse into the Indonesian National Armed Forces, and during the First Dutch Military Aggression, Harahap was appointed as a lieutenant.
Harahap won the election by 24 votes, as opposed to Telaumbanua who obtained 14 votes.
After the sovereignty recognition of Indonesia in 1949, Harahap was assigned to the military headquarters in Medan and became a staff officer in the headquarters.

The world when Marah Halim Harahap was born

Marah Halim Harahap was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

#1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
Defining fadOuija boards
Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marah Halim Harahap's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1921	2026
Gas	$0.26	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,500	$435,000
Average income	$3,010	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	108.5M	341 million

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