Frans Kaisiepo

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Frans Kaisiepo (October 10, 1921 – April 10, 1979) was a National Hero of Indonesia (Gelar Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia).

Kaisiepo was born in Wardo on the island Biak on October 10, 1921. As the representative of Papua He was involved in the Malino Conference (16 July – 25 July 1946), where the formation of the Republic of Indonesia was discussed. He proposed the name Irian, which came from the Biak language.

He died on April 10, 1979. He is buried in the Taman Makam Pahlawan Cendrawasih cemetey in Jayapura.