General (Ret.) Widjojo Soejono (9 May 1928 – 11 May 2022) was a four-star rank general in the Indonesian Army and the former Commander of Puspasus (now Kopassus) from 1967 to 1970.[1]
General (Ret.) Widjojo Soejono | |
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| 6th Commander of Army Special Forces Center | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Colonel Sarwo Edhie Wibowo |
| Succeeded by | Brigadier General Witarmin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9, 1928 Tulungagung, East Java |
| Died | May 11, 2022 (aged 94) Central Jakarta |
| Spouse | Ny. Siti Mastoechajah |
| Relations | Martodidjojo (father) Roesmirah (mother) Soewondo (brother) Widjojo Soeprapto (brother) |
| Children | 1. Enny Lukitaning Diah 2. Wedhia Purwaningsih 3. Ariyati Sihwarini 4. Hardini Surjaningsih 5. Budhi Soejono |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Indonesia |
| Branch/service |  Indonesian Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1982 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | Infantry (Kopassandha) |
Profile
editEarly life
editWidjojo Soejono was born in Tulungagung, East Java on May 9, 1928, as the youngest son of 15 brothers with his father Martodidjojo whose ancestors came from Surakarta and Mrs. Roesmirah whose ancestors came from Yogyakarta.[2]
He went to a Hollandsch-Inlandsche School continuing to the Technical School. He was in the same class as Soewoto Sukendar who later became Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force and Widodo Budidarmo who later became the Chief of the Indonesian National Police.[1]
Military career
editWidjojo Soejono left school at the age of 17 to take part in the training of Defender of the Homeland Voluntary Army Officers (PETA) in Bogor in early 1945. After graduating he was placed in Battalion 4, based in Malang. After the disbandment of PETA two days after the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, he joined his senior Soehardjo to form the People's Security Agency (BKR) at Hogere Burgerschool Straat which, now Jalan Wijaya Kusuma, Surabaya, units which later became TNI Regiment 33, Division VI/Narotama.[3]
After the war he served as Commander of Kopassus from 1967 to 1970, Commander of Kodam XIII/Merdeka from 1970 to 1971, Commander of Kodam V/Brawijaya from 1971 to 1975. He took part in operational command during Operation Seroja and became Chief of Staff of Kopkamtib from 1980 to 1982.[3]
Personal life
editHe married Siti Mastoechajah and had five children: Enny Lukitaning Diah, Wedhia Purwaningsih, Ariyati Sihwarini, Hardini Surjaningsih, and Budhi Soejono.[4]
Widjojo Soejono, died at 04.43 WIB at the age of 94 at Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital due to an unspecified cause and Soejono was buried with military honours at Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery, South Jakarta on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 13.30 WIB.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Media, Kompas Cyber (2022-05-11). "Profil Jenderal (Purn) Widjojo Soejono, Pernah Jabat Danjen Kopassus-Kepala Staf Kopkamtib Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Liputan6.com (2022-05-11). "Eks Kepala Staf Kopkamtib Jenderal TNI (Purn) Widjojo Soejono Meninggal Dunia". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Sucipto. "Profil Danjen Kopassus ke-6 Jenderal TNI (Purn) Widjojo Soejono". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Permana, Rakhmad Hidayatulloh. "Mantan Kepala Staf Kopkamtib Jenderal (Purn) Widjojo Soejono Wafat". detiknews (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ Sidebang, Flori (2022-05-11). "Mantan Danjen Kopassus Jenderal (Purn) Widjojo Soejono Wafat". Republika Online (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-24.