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Titular And Honorary Rank
In the Indonesian military, titular and honorary ranks are two different types of special military ranks. Unlike the normal rank in the Indonesian military, titular and honorary ranks could be given to civilians who served temporarily in the military or contributed to the military. Titular rank Background Titular rank have been given since the Indonesian National Revolution. During the revolution, the office of governors, residents, and regents were transformed into military offices, which allowed them to regulate military affairs in their region. In their capacity, they were given titular military ranks. Military governors were given the titular rank of general major, military residents were given the titular rank of lieutenant colonel, and military regents were given the titular rank of major. Several military offices during the revolution also involve civilian officeholders. An example of this is the Army Political Education Staff and the Military Court. The Army Political E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution (), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence (, ), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during Aftermath of WWII, postwar and Dutch East Indies#World War II and independence, postcolonial Indonesia. It took place between Indonesian Declaration of Independence, Indonesia's declaration of independence in 1945 and the Netherlands' Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference, transfer of sovereignty over the Dutch East Indies to the Republic of the United States of Indonesia at the end of 1949. The four-year struggle involved sporadic but bloody armed conflict, internal Indonesian political and communal upheavals, and two major international diplomatic interventions. Dutch military forces (and, for a while, the forces of the World War II Allies, World War II allies) were able to control the major towns, cities and industrial assets in Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susilo Sudarman
General Soesilo Soedarman ( EYD: Susilo Sudarman) (10 November 1928 – 18 December 1997) was the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs at the Fourth Development Cabinet (1993–1998) and the Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications at the Fifth Development Cabinet (1988–1993). Serving as the Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, in Washington, D.C from 18 February 1986 to 11 April 1988 and Member of the People's Consultative Assembly representing Golongan Karya for the Constituency of North Sumatra until his death. Profile Early life Soesilo was born the second of eleven children on 10 November 1928 in Maos, Cilacap with the name Soemarlan. When he was weaned, he was then cared for by his grandfather who changed his name to Soesilo. Soesilo's grandfather was a wealthy landlord, at the time of his birth, he received several gifts from his grandfather in the form of land of around 100 ''bau'' (70 hectares) and a sum of 10 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandjela Paliudju
Bandjela Paliudju (born 3 March 1945) is an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the governor of Central Sulawesi from 1996 until 2001 and 2006 until 2011. Early life Paliudju was born on 3 March 1945 in Pengavu Village, a small village located in the Donggala Regency (now reorganized into Palu), as the son of a farmer. He began his education at a local People's School in his village and finished in 1958. He then moved to Palu, the capital city, and attended junior high school and high school in the city until 1964. Due to his parents' inability to pay his tuition, Paliudju had to work as a coachman. Military career Paliudju moved to Bandung shortly after he finished his high school education. He entered the Officer Candidate School and graduated in 1965 with the rank of warrant officer. He was deployed shortly to Central Kalimantan and briefly pursued university education at the University of Palangka Raya. After serving several military posts, Paliudju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paku Alam VIII
Sri Paku Alam VIII (10 April 1910 – 11 September 1998) was Duke (''Pangeran Adipati'') of Pakualaman serving as the second Governor of Yogyakarta. He was the son of Paku Alam VII and ''Gusti Bendara Raden Ayu Retno Poewoso''. His child's name was ''Gusti Raden Mas Harya Sularso Kunto Suratno'' and his adult name was ''Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Prabu''. He acceded to the throne of the Duchy of Pakualaman (''Kadipaten Pakualaman'') on 12 April 1937 with the official name ''Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Paku Alam VIII''. The Pakualaman dates from 1812 and is an enclave within the Yogyakarta Sultanate. He died in office in 1998 and was buried in the family graveyard at Girigondo. Paku Alam VIII was a major figure in the independence struggle. His contribution, together with that of Hamengkubuwono IX, led to Yogyakarta Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sintong Panjaitan
Sintong Hamonangan Panjaitan (born 4 September 1940) is a retired Indonesian army officer who graduated from the National Military Academy in 1963. Military Advisor to President BJ Habibie, Secretary for Development Operational Control of Kodam IX/Udayana, and Danjen of Kopassus. He received 20 operation orders at home and abroad during his military career. He was removed from his position as regional military commander due to the Dili incident at the Santa Cruz cemetery in 1991, which causing the decline of his career in the military before retiring with the rank of lieutenant general. Early life Sintong was born in Tarutung, North Sumatra, the seventh of 11 siblings. His father, Simon Luther Panjaitan (formerly Mangiang Panjaitan) was a Mantri at Centrale Burgelijke Ziekenhuis (RSU) Semarang. His mother, Elina Siahaan was the daughter of a king in Aek Nauli, King Ompu Joseph Siahaan. The two were married in Semarang, in 1925. Sintong's interest in the military emerged when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ary Mardjono
Ary Mardjono (10 December 19369 August 2020) was an Indonesian retired military officer and politician who was the secretary general of Golkar from 1993 until 1998. He briefly served as the minister of agrarian affairs for several months in 1998. After the fall of the Suharto regime, Ary joined the Concern for the Nation Functional Party and become its secretary general. He then moved to the People's Conscience Party following the dissolution of the prior party. Early life Ary was born in Madiun, East Java, on 10 December 1936. He entered the Indonesian Military Academy upon graduating high school in 1959. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the equipment corps upon completing his military education in 1962. He studied at the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1971, the Joint Command and Staff School in 1978, and a regular course at the National Resilience Institute in 1986. Career Ary began his service in the army as the commander of a mainten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azwar Anas
Azwar Anas gelar Datuk Rajo Suleman (2 August 1931 – 5 March 2023), more colloquially referred to as Pak Anas, was an Indonesian politician, bureaucrat, and military officer. A member of the Golkar political party, he served in a number of positions during President Suharto's New Order regime. During his career in government, he served as the coordinating minister for people's welfare, minister of transportation, and governor of the province of West Sumatra. Born in Padang, in what was then the West Sumatra Residency, he graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology in 1959, and attended Syracuse University that same year. He then joined the military, and underwent military training at the Reserve Officers School in Bogor. After graduating he was appointed by President Sukarno as a first lieutenant. During his time in the military, he became the director of Semen Padang. In 1977, he was elected as the governor of West Sumatra, following the end of Harun Zain's term. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabowo Subianto
Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and former four-star Indonesian Army, army general who is serving as the eighth and current president of Indonesia since 2024. He was previously the 26th List of Ministers of Defense (Indonesia), minister of defense under president Joko Widodo from 2019 to 2024. Prabowo is Indonesia's third president to have a military background after Suharto and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and is the oldest first-term president in Indonesian history. Prabowo is the first Indonesian president to have a noble background. He is the 8th descendant of the Sultan Agung of Mataram lineage and the Yogyakarta Sultanate, Sultan Hamengkubuwono I, Hamengkubuwono (HB) I. Priyayi#Titles, Raden Kartoatmojo then married a nobleman from the Yogyakarta Sultanate, RA Djojoatmojo. RA Djojoatmojo is the 4th descendant of Sultan Hamengkubuwono I. The fruit of this marriage continued to the descendants of Raden Tumenggung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono
General (Ret.) Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono ( ; born 7 May 1945) is a retired honorary general from Kopassus, the Indonesian Army special forces group. Hendropriyono was the first head of Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency (Indonesia), State Intelligence Agency (BIN), and was general chairman of the Indonesian Justice and Unity Party (PKPI). Education A.M. Hendropriyono's primary school education began at SR Muhammadiyah in Kemayoran, Jakarta, and continued at SR Negeri on Lematang Street in Jakarta. For his secondary education he attended State Junior High School Number 5, Section B (science track) on Dr. Sutomo Street in Jakarta, and graduated from State High School Number 2, Section B (science track) on Gajah Mada Street in Jakarta. Higher Education A.M. Hendropriyono's general education includes becoming a graduate of Administration from the State Administrative Science College (STIA-LAN), a Law Graduate from the Military Law College (STHM), a graduate in Economics from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari Sabarno
Hari Sabarno (12 August 1944 – 31 May 2019) was an Indonesian army officer and former Minister of Home Affairs. Early life and career On 12 March 2004, he was appointed by Megawati Soekarnoputri to be the interim Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs replacing Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who resigned from the post. Hari Sabarno also served as Minister of Home Affairs. Corruption When he served as Minister of Home Affairs, there was a case of corruption in the procurement of Fire Trucks in 22 regions in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ... in 2002. This case dragged former Director General of Regional Autonomy Oentarto Sindung Mawardi and a number of regional heads to prison. Oentarto and a number of regional heads said Hari had to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to as SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired Indonesian Army, army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014 and the second president of Indonesia from the military after Suharto. He founded the Democratic Party (Indonesia), Democratic Party of Indonesia and served as its 4th chairman from 2014 until 2020. He also served as the 8th and 10th Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs#List of ministers, coordinating minister for political and security affairs from 2000 until 2001 and again from 2001 until 2004. He also served as the president of the Assembly and chair of the Council of the Global Green Growth Institute. He was also the former chairman of ASEAN due to Indonesia hosting of the 18th and 19th ASEAN Summits. Yudhoyono won the 2004 Indonesian presidential election, 2004 presidential election—the first Direct election, direct presidential election in In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan
Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (EYD: ''Luhut Binsar Panjaitan'', born 28 September 1947) is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and retired four-star Army general who has been serving as Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investments (Indonesia), Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment since October 2019. He previously served in various posts in his political career, including the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs from July 2016 to October 2019, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs of Indonesia, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs from August 2015 to July 2016, and Presidential Staff Office (Indonesia), Chief of Staff to President Joko Widodo. He was also Ministry of Trade (Indonesia), Minister of Trade and Industry in President Abdurrahman Wahid's National Unity Cabinet, cabinet and Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore from 1999 to 2000. Luhut's military positions included Commander of the Army's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
