Tony Wen

Tony Wen (26 April 1911 – 30 May 1963) was an Indonesian historical figure, former football manager, and footballer.

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Tony Wen
温敬多 Boen Kin To

Member of the Provisional House of Representatives
In office 18 Agustus 1954 – 26 Maret 1956
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Yap Tjwan Bing
Succeeded by	Tjung Tin Jan Tan Kiem Liong Oei Tjeng Hien Tan Eng Hong
Constituency	Chinese Minority section
Member of the Konstituante
In office 9 November 1956 – 5 July 1959
President	Sukarno
Constituency	West Kalimantan

Personal details
Born	Boen Kin To 26 April 1911 Sungailiat, Bangka Island, Dutch East Indies
Died	30 May 1963 (Age 52) Jakarta, Indonesia
Political party	PNI
Occupation	Politician, Businessman

Early Life

Tony Wen, also known as Boen Kin To, was born in Sungailiat, Bangka, in 1911 to a well-to-do family. His father was a ditch chief at the Bangka Biliton Tin Maatschappij.^[1]

Upon finishing high school, he continued his studies in Singapore, then U Ciang University in Shanghai, and then Liang Nam University in Canton. After returning to Jakarta (Batavia), he became a physical education teacher at Pa Hoa School (T.H.H.K.). He was also a highly skilled, agile, and energetic national football player. Before World War II broke out, he was a renowned player for the UMS (Union Makes Strength) team.^[2]

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Perspective

Wen is regarded as an important historical figure in Indonesia for his role in helping Indonesia financially shortly after independence.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

During the Indonesian National Revolution, Tony Wen was known as the leader of the Chinese Rebel Front (BPTH) (Barisan Pemberontak Tionghoa) in Solo. Furthermore, as acknowledged by former Vice President Adam Malik in "Serving the Republic Volume 2" (1978:5), Tony was also a center forward for the then-famous PSIS (Solo) team. Furthermore, as a trader, Tony Wen also provided logistics for the Indonesian army, which was in disarray at the time.^[7]

Following Indonesia's Independence, In the 1950s, he was appointed a member of the Indonesian Olympic Committee and a member of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). In 1952, he became a member of the Indonesian National Party (PNI). From August 1954 to March 1956, he was appointed a member of the House of Representatives (constituent assembly) representing the PNI for the South Sumatra electoral district. He served in the Interim Democratic Cabinet and in 1955 was in the Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet. Tony also continued to be involved in sports. He was also active in the basketball branch. Tony became one of the founders of the Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) on October 23, 1951 and was the first chairman of Perbasi.^[8]^[9]

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