What is the name of Hatta's birth town in its Dutch colonial period?
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Answer
Hatta was born in Fort de Kock, which was the Dutch colonial name of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. The town was founded in 1780 by the Dutch East India Company and was named after a Dutch general, Jacob de Kock. It was an important trading post and military base for the Dutch in Sumatra. After the Indonesian independence war, the town was renamed Bukittinggi.
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