Soesilo Soedarman Museum
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Soesilo
Soedarman Museum is located at the Village of Gentasari, Distric of Cilacap, in
Central Java Province, Indonesia. Soesilo Soedarman Museum was inaugurated in the
year of 2000 in honor of the late General Soesilo Soedarman (1928 – 1997), a
prominent Indonesian military leader and one of the Indonesia’s distinguished
citizens. Soesilo Soedarman graduated with honor from the Yogyakarta Military
Academy Class of 1948, and was swearing in as a Second Lieutenant by
Ir.Soekarno, the Indonesian first President, on November 28, 1948. He served in
the Indonesian Cavalry Corps.
During
his 40 year of military career (1945-1985), he served distinctly as a field
commander, an Operation Officer, a Staff Officer, served in various Military
Schools, as the Defense Attache in Washington-USA, as a General Staff at the
Indonesian Armed Forces Headquarter, and as a Commander of the Sumatera and
West Kalimantan Defense Regional Command (1981 – 1985). He saw military
campaigns in West Java, West Sumatera and South Sulawesi. He also received
military trainings in the Netherland, at the United States of America and at
the Soviet Union. Since 1986 until 1997, he assumed public position as the
Indonesian Ambassador to the United States of America (1986-1988), as the
Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication (1988-1993) and as the
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (1993-1997).
General
Soesilo Soedarman died on December 18, 1997. He was buried at the Kalibata Hero
Cemetery in Jakarta with full military honor. He survived with his wife,
Widaningsri, and five children. Indonesia went into 3-days National Mourning
and the flag was lowered into a half-staff. For his 52 years of serving the
Nation, Soesilo Soedarman received 25 medals of Honor coming from The Government
of Indonesia, the USA, The Netherland and from The Kingdom of Austria.
The
Museum exhibits memorabilias, articles and photos of Soesilo Soedarman during
his life as an Indonesian Military Officer, during his public service roles and
his role in the communities, among others, as Vice Chairman of the Indonesian
National Sport Committee (KONI), as Member of The Board of Trustees at the
University of Lampung, at the University of General Soedirman in Purwokerto and
at the University of March 11, in Surakarta. He was also chaired the Ki Hadjar
Dewantara Foundation, The Seruan Eling Banyumas (SERULINGMAS) Foundation and
was The Chairman of the Indonesian Armed Forces Retirees Organization
(PEPABRI).
(all pic taken from kaskus.com)
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