Masjchun Sofwan was born on 7 September 1927 in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. Sofwan became the governor of

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from 1979 to 1989. After graduating from

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, Sofwan served as the mayor of the

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from 1964 until 1978. He replaced Eddy Sabara as the governor of the province. He died on 3 October 2015 in Jakarta due to complications with an undisclosed disease.

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