The Indonesian National Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Indonesia. It consists of the Army (TNI-AD),Navy (TNI-AL),and Air Force (TNI-AU). The President of Indonesia is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. As of 2023,it comprises approximately 400,000 military personnel including the Indonesian Marine Corps,which is a branch of the Navy.
Wiranto is an Indonesian politician and retired army general,who is serving as the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council,since December 2019. Previously,he was the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces from February 1998 to October 1999 during Indonesia's transition from authoritarian rule to democracy,he ran unsuccessfully for President of Indonesia in 2004 and for the vice-presidency in 2009. On 27 July 2016,Wiranto was appointed Coordinating Minister for Political,Legal,and Security Affairs,replacing Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.
Abdul Haris Nasution was a high-ranking Indonesian general and politician. He served in the military during the Indonesian National Revolution and he remained in the military during the subsequent turmoil of the Parliamentary democracy and Guided Democracy. Following the fall of President Sukarno from power,he became the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly under President Suharto. Born into a Batak Muslim family,in the village of Hutapungkut,Dutch East Indies,he studied teaching and enrolled at a military academy in Bandung.
Try Sutrisno is an Indonesian retired army general who served as the sixth vice president of Indonesia from 1993 to 1998. Born in Surabaya,Dutch East Indies,Try graduated from the Army Technical Academy in 1959. During his career,Try held the positions of Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (1986–1988) and Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (1988–1993).
The Indonesian Army is the 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 Tentara Keamanan Rakyat (TKR) "People's Security Forces" first emerged as a paramilitary and police corps.
The Kopassus is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government,such as direct action,unconventional warfare,sabotage,counter-insurgency,counter-terrorism,intelligence gathering and special reconnaissance (SR). Kopassus was founded by Alexander Evert Kawilarang and Mochammad Idjon Djanbi on 16 April 1952. It gained worldwide attention after several operations such as the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and the release of hostages from Garuda Indonesia Flight 206.
Sarwo Edhie Wibowo was an Indonesian military leader and the father of Kristiani Herrawati,the former first lady of Indonesia,and the wife of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and also the father of Chief of Staff Pramono Edhie Wibowo. As an army colonel,he played a direct role in directing troops during the Indonesian killings of 1965–66,in which more than half a million Indonesian civilians died. With Suharto's blessing,Wibowo initiated the slaughter. Later,he served as Chairman of the BP-7 center,as Indonesia's ambassador to South Korea,and as governor of the Indonesian Military Academy.
The Development Reform Cabinet was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President B. J. Habibie during his term as president from 23 May 1998 to 20 October 1999.
Hartono Rekso Dharsono,often known as HR Dharsono,was a prominent general in the early years of General Suharto's New Order regime. He served as the first secretary-general of ASEAN. In his later years,he publicly opposed Suharto.
The Sixth Development Cabinet was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President Suharto and Vice President Try Sutrisno from March 1993 until March 1998. The Cabinet was formed after Suharto was elected to a 6th term as President by the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).
Pierre Andries Tendean was an Indonesian Army lieutenant. He was best known as a victim of the 30th September Movement (G30S) and posthumously awarded as revolution hero,later Indonesian national hero.
The Order of National Security Merit is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the interest of national security."
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 206 was a Garuda Indonesia flight that was hijacked on 28 March 1981,by the Komando Jihad in Indonesia. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 plane PK-GNJ was hijacked on a domestic flight and forced to land at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok,Thailand. The hijackers demanded the release of their confederates from Indonesian jails and issued other demands. Three days later,the aircraft was stormed by Indonesian special forces. In the ensuing operation,all five hijackers were killed,while the pilot and one Kopassus operative were mortally wounded. All passengers were rescued.
Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is an Indonesian politician,businessman,and retired four-star Army general who has been serving as 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,Legal,and Security Affairs from August 2015 to July 2016,and Chief of Staff to President Joko Widodo. He was also Minister of Trade and Industry in President Abdurrahman Wahid's cabinet and Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore from 1999 to 2000.
Major General (Ret.) Muchdi Purwopranjono is an Indonesian politician and former major general who served briefly as chief of the Indonesian Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) and was former deputy head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN). He was relieved of command duties in 1998 after the fall of Soeharto and was subsequently deemed responsible for abductions of pro-democracy activists. In 2008,he was acquitted of commissioning and assisting in the 2004 assassination of human rights campaigner Munir,following a trial deemed flawed by human rights organizations. He is presently the leader of a breakaway faction of Tommy Soeharto’s Berkarya Party and his leadership is recognized by the government.
The Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College in Bandung,West Java,is a prominent graduate school for Indonesian Army and sister-service officers,inter-agency representatives,and international military officers. The college was established in 1951 in order to fulfill the demands for army officers that will pursue their armed forces career in commands and leadership. It has been commanded by Major General Anton Nugroho since 18 June 2020.
General Andika Perkasa is an Indonesian general who previously served as the 21st Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. He was appointed by the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in November 2021,replacing the retiring ACM Hadi Tjahjanto.
General Feisal Edno Tanjung,known as Feisal Tanjung,was an Indonesian Army general who was ABRI Commander and also served as Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security of the Republic of Indonesia. He had experience in combat,territorial and education. Much of his career was spent in special forces,Sandhi Yudha RPKAD Group (Kopassus) and later at the Kostrad 17th Airborne Infantry Brigade.
Raden Muhammad Yogie Suardi Memet was an Indonesian military officer who also served as Minister of Home Affairs under Suharto between 1993 and 1998,and as Governor of West Java between 1985 and 1993. He was also commander of the special forces unit Kopassandha and of the Siliwangi Military Region.
Widi Prasetijono is an Indonesian military officer who has served as the commander of the army doctrine,education,and training leadership command since 24 December 2023. Prior to his appointment,Widi served as the commander of the Diponegoro Regional Military Command from 2022 to 2023. Widi entered the army in 1993 and had held command of Kopassus and territorial units. He was noted for his closeness with President Joko Widodo due to his position as Surakarta military commander during the mayoralty of Joko Widodo and as Joko Widodo's aide-de-camp.
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