Khailan Syamsu

Khailan Syamsu
Khailan speaking at the Esperanto Conference in Oslo in 1953
Born(1905-04-06)6 April 1905
Bukittinggi, Dutch East Indies
Died23 September 1962(1962-09-23) (aged 57)
Jakarta, Indonesia
OccupationsHuman rights activist
Esperantist

Rangkayo Khailan Syamsu (6 April 1905 – 23 September 1962) was an Indonesian human rights activist and Esperantist who was a prominent figure in the struggle for women's rights and Indonesian independence in the Dutch East Indies. In addition, Khailan was active in the Esperanto language movement, and served as president of both the South Asian Esperanto Federation and the Islamic Esperanto Association.

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