Leila Khaled vs Tuanku Imam Bonjol

Khaled participated in the hijacking of TWA Flight 840 from Rome to Athens. The plane was diverted to Damascus, where passengers were released after the plane was blown up. The operation brought global attention to the Palestinian cause.

Khaled attempted to hijack El Al Flight 219 from Amsterdam to New York. Israeli security forces foiled the attempt, and Khaled was captured and handed over to British authorities. She was later released in a prisoner exchange.

After the hijackings, Khaled became a globally recognized symbol of Palestinian armed struggle. Her image, often showing a keffiyeh and holding a gun, was widely circulated in media and propaganda.

Tuanku Imam Bonjol became the leader of the Padri movement, a religious and political faction in West Sumatra that sought to reform Islam and resist Dutch colonial encroachment. He led a prolonged guerrilla war against the Dutch and their local allies.

Dutch forces besieged the fortified village of Bonjol, the stronghold of Tuanku Imam Bonjol. After a prolonged siege, the fort fell, leading to his capture. This defeat marked the end of organized Padri resistance in West Sumatra.

After his capture, Tuanku Imam Bonjol was exiled by the Dutch, first to Manado in North Sulawesi, then to Ambon. He spent the remainder of his life in captivity, dying in exile in 1864. His exile symbolized Dutch suppression of local resistance.