REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - A total of 12 figures are proposed as National Heroes in 2014. They already qualified the administrative requirements. 

"They are 12 out of 19 figures who qualified the administrative requirements," Director General of Social Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation in Ministry of Social Affairs, Hartono Laras said on Thursday in Jakarta.

The team have discussed the 12 names. According to Laras, the 19 figures come from various regions in Indonesia. There are 4-5 names, which were proposed from last year.

National Hero is a tittle given to Indonesian citizen who fought against colonialism or some one who performs heroic acts during his lifetime. Or, some one who has an outstanding achievement in working for development of nation and state.