He was born in West Sumatra <br />He was also known as Peto Syarif <br /> <br />He was heavily involved <br />In the Paderi movement <br /> <br />Which sought bravely to do away <br />With opium smoking, gambling, cockfighting <br /> <br />People didn’t want to be ruled by the Dutch <br />And had joined forces with the Paderis <br /> <br />Despite valiant fighting <br />Colonialists military power prevailed <br /> <br />The Dutch captured him <br />Exiled him to Cianjur, West Java <br /> <br />Then to Ambon, Maluku Island <br />And later to Manado, Sulawesi<br /><br />Ahmad Shiddiqi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tuanku-imam-bonjol/
