Christina Maria Rantetana

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Christina Maria Rantetana
People's Representative Council
In office
1 October 1997 โ€“ 30 September 2004
Personal details
Born(1955-07-24)24 July 1955
Rear Admiral

Christina Maria Rantetana (24 July 1955 โ€“ 31 July 2016) was an officer of the Indonesian Navy, where she was the first woman to hold a star rank.

Early life and career

Rantetana was born in the town of Makale in Tana Toraja Regency on 24 July 1955. After completing high school at a Catholic institution in 1974, she obtained a diploma in general care before joining the Indonesian military in 1979. She later obtained a bachelor's degree in public health from the University of Indonesia and a master's degree in the same subject from Tulane University.[1]

Naval career

In the Navy, Rantetana became a representative of the military and police (

one-star rank position), becoming the first woman to achieve that rank in the Indonesian Navy.[1]

She was further promoted to

Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs as an expert on ideology and constitutional affairs.[2] The following month, she was reassigned to TNI headquarters, as she was approaching her retirement.[3]

Death

Rantetana died in a navy hospital in

Toraja funeral, where her body was placed in a hollowed out cavity 30 meters up a cliff accompanied by salvo shots.[5][6]

Personal life

Christina Maria Rantetana and her family.

She had five children, and she took part in the construction of the Jesus Buntu Burake statue in Tana Toraja.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jenderal Perempuan Penjaga Ideologi". Reformata (in Indonesian). 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ "17 Pati TNI Naik Pangkat". Poskota News (in Indonesian). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Puluhan Jenderal Pensiun, Mabes TNI Mutasi Perwira Tinggi". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 11 July 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Sumbangsih Christina Rantetana untuk Indonesia Sangat Besar". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 1 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Begini Suasana Pemakaman Laksda Christina di Buntu Tangki Toraja, Liang Setinggi 30 Meter". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. ^ Abdurrahman, Muhammad Nur (10 August 2016). "Christina, Wanita Jenderal Pertama TNI AL Dimakamkan secara Adat di Tana Toraja". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 October 2019.