Goesti Pangeran Harjo Djatikoesoemo (1 July 1917 – 4 July 1992) was an

Indonesian army The Indonesian Army ( (TNI-AD), ) is the army, land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the (TKR) "People's Se ...

officer and diplomat who served as the first

Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army The Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (, abbreviated KSAD or KASAD) is the highest position in the Indonesian Army. The position is held by the four-star General appointed by and reporting directly to the Commander of the Armed Forces. Chi ...

(1948–1949) and Ambassador to

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

(1958–1960). He was a member of Surakarta royal family, the 23rd son of

Pakubuwono X Pakubuwono X (also transliterated Pakubuwana X, sometimes abbreviated PB X; Surakarta, 29 November 1866 – Surakarta, 22 February 1939) was, despite his regnal name, the ninth Susuhunan (Monarch) of Surakarta. He reigned from the 1893 to ...

. His body was buried in the royal graveyard at

Imogiri Imogiri () is a ''kapanewon'' (district) in Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and ...

Bantul Bantul is a town and district, and the capital of Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The district (''kapanewon'') covers an area of and had a population of 64,360 at the 2020 Census. It is a bustling town about to the s ...

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 Indonesian royal city still ruled by Hamengkubuwono, a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an importan ...

. He was recognized as a

National Hero of Indonesia National Hero of Indonesia () is the highest-level Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia, title awarded in Indonesia. It is posthumously given by the Government of Indonesia for actions which are deemed to be heroic, defined as "actual de ...

in 2002.

Early life and education

Djatikoesoemo was born in

Surakarta Surakarta (Javanese script, Javanese: , Pegon script, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese script, Javanese: ; ), is a major List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java, Indonesia. The city adjoins Karanganyar Reg ...

, on 1 July 1917, the second son of Sultan Pakubuwono X.

References

{{National Heroes of Indonesia 1917 births 1992 deaths Ambassadors of Indonesia to France Ambassadors of Indonesia to Malaysia Ambassadors of Indonesia to Morocco Ambassadors of Indonesia to Singapore Chiefs of staff of the Indonesian Army Members of Pembela Tanah Air National Heroes of Indonesia Transport ministers of Indonesia