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Achmad Rifa'i

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “regarded as a national hero of indonesia”. Today it says “islamic thinker and writer known for his anti-dutch stance”.
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Achmad Rifai . Achmad Rifa'i (1786–1870) was an Islamic thinker and writer known for his anti-Dutch stance. He was registered as a National Hero of Indonesia in 2004.

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “regarded as a national hero of indonesia”. Today it says “islamic thinker and writer known for his anti-dutch stance”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

regarded as a national hero of indonesia

Now

islamic thinker and writer known for his anti-dutch stance

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