Alimin

Alimin
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Indonesia
In office 1926 – January 1951
Succeeded by	D. N. Aidit
Personal details
Born	Alimin bin Prawirodirdjo 1889 Surakarta, Dutch East Indies
Died	26 June 1964(1964-06-26) (aged 74–75) Jakarta, Indonesia
Political party	Insulinde PKI
Spouse	Hajjah Mariah
Children	2

Alimin bin Prawirodirdjo (1889 – 26 June 1964) was an Indonesian independence movement figure and also Indonesian communist.

Since he was a teenager Alimin was active on national movements. He was a member of Budi Utomo, Sarekat Islam, Insulinde, before he joined with the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and eventually he became leader of the organization. He was also founder of Sarekat Buruh Pelabuhan (formerly called Sarekat Pegawai Pelabuhan dan Lautan).

In early 1926, as the leader of the PKI, Alimin went to Singapore to negotiate with Tan Malaka in order to prepare rebellion. But, before Alimin went home, the rebellion broke out on 12 November 1926. Alimin and Musso were arrested by British colonial police.