The first famous Indonesian spy is Raden Suryodiningrat, known as Ki Ageng Selo. He was the spy of the Kingdom of Mataram in the 16th century.
One of Indonesia's famous spies is Tan Malaka, a revolutionary and intellectual who plays an important role in the struggle for Indonesian independence.
In the Indonesian War of Independence, Lieutenant Colonel Alex Kawilarang became a very successful spy for the Indonesian National Army.
One of the other famous spies of Indonesia is Soekarno, who initially worked as a Dutch intelligence agent before becoming the first president of Indonesia.
One of Indonesia's most controversial famous spies is Munir Said Thalib, who was killed in 2004 after revealing violations of human rights by the Indonesian military.
During World War II, the leader of the Indonesian National Movement, Sukarno, was sent to Banten by the Japanese military to gather intelligence about the situation in Indonesia.
One of the other famous spies of Indonesia is Elizabeth Pisani, who works as an epidemiological journalist and researcher before becoming a spy for the Indonesian government.
During the Soeharto reign, Bambang Hendarso Danuri, who later became the head of the Indonesian police, worked as a spy for the government.
In 1965, the International Labor Congress in Jakarta was infiltrated by Indonesian intelligence agents disguised as delegates.
In 2005, former Indonesian intelligence agent, Rasyid Rajasa, was found guilty of the murder of a human rights activist and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
