I Gusti Ngurah Rai

I Gusti Ngurah Rai
Birth nameI Gusti Ngurah Rai
Born(1917-01-30)30 January 1917
Badung Regency, Bali, Dutch East Indies
Died20 November 1946(1946-11-20) (aged 29)
Marga, Bali, Indonesia
Allegiance Indonesia
BranchIndonesian Army
Service years1938–1946
RankLieutenant Colonel
ConflictsBattle of Margarana
AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia

Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai (30 January 1917 – 20 November 1946) was an Indonesian National Hero who commanded Indonesian forces in Bali against the Dutch during the Indonesian War of Independence. He was killed in the Battle of Margarana.

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