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Aang Kunaefi (5 December 1922 – 12 November 1999) was an Indonesian military officer and diplomat who served as Governor of
West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...
between 1975 and 1985 and as Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He had previously commanded the Siliwangi Military Region during his time in the
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.


Biography

Kunaefi was born in
Bandung Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...
on 5 December 1922. He completed education from the Dutch colonial elementary school (
Hollandsch-Inlandsche School Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) (Dutch school for natives) was a school during the Dutch East Indies, Dutch colonial era in Indonesia. The school, was first established in 1914, following with the enactment of the Dutch Ethical Policy. The scho ...
) and middle schools (
Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs ( Dutch, "more advanced primary education") was during part of the twentieth century a level of education in the Netherlands, Suriname and the Dutch East Indies. The system was comparable with the junior high school ...
). Prior to the
proclamation of Indonesian independence The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (, or simply ''Proklamasi'') was read at 10:00 Tokyo Standard Time on Friday 17 August 1945 in Jakarta. The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian Nati ...
, he for a time worked at the colonial railway department. Kunaefi joined the Indonesian Armed Forces during the
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 A ...
, initially active in
West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...
as a supply officer before moving to
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and taking part in the crackdowns against the
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following the
Madiun Affair The Madiun Affair (), known locally as the Communist Party of Indonesia rebellion of 1948 (), was an armed conflict between the government of the self-proclaimed Republic of Indonesia and the left-wing opposition group ''Front Demokrasi Rakyat ...
. After the revolution, he served within the Siliwangi Military Region and throughout the 1950s was active at combatting the
Darul Islam rebellion The Darul Islam rebellion ( Indonesian: ''Pemberontakan Darul Islam'') was a war waged between 1949 and 1962 by the Islamic State of Indonesia, commonly known as Darul Islam, to establish an Islamic state in Indonesia. The rebellion was launche ...
in West Java. He studied at the
Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College The Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College (, ) in Bandung, West Java, is a prominent graduate school for Indonesian Army and sister-service Officer (military), officers, inter-agency representatives, and international military officer ...
(Seskoad) between 1955 and 1957. In 1958, he was part of the Indonesian military mission to
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under
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. He continued to serve within Siliwangi until the 1960s, when he studied at the
Frunze Military Academy The M. V. Frunze Military Academy (), or in full the Military Order of Lenin and the October Revolution, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov Academy in the name of M. V. Frunze (), was a military academy of the Soviet and later the Russian Armed Forces ...
between 1964 and 1966 and then lectured at Seskoad between 1966 and 1970. He was then appointed as chief of staff of Kodam Iskandar Muda in
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, and then further promoted to become commander of Siliwangi in 1974. On 16 January 1975, Kunaefi was appointed as the governor of
West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...
. In May 1976, Kunaefi and
Governor of Jakarta } The Jakarta Special Region is administratively equal to a Provinces of Indonesia, province with special status as the largest city of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The Governor of Jakarta is an elect ...
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established a committee which coordinated both provinces in the development of the
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. In response to the controversy surrounding the then-newly invented ''
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'' dance, seen by segments of Sundanese society as too erotic, Kunaefi banned the dance from being performed at official events held by his office or at the gubernatorial building. He was sworn in for his second term on 17 May 1980. In 1985, after his gubernatorial tenure, Kunaefi was appointed as Indonesian Ambassador to
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
,
Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...
, and
Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...
. During his ambassadorship, Kunaefi proposed a reduction in the number of unskilled Indonesian workers being sent to Saudi Arabia. He was also part of the boards of commissioners of
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and
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. He died on 12 November 1999.


References

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