Soeprapto (general)
Major General ( Lieutenant General (posthumously) | |
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Battles/wars | Indonesian National Revolution |
Awards | National Hero of Indonesia |
Lieutenant General R. Soeprapto (20 June 1920 – 1 October 1965) was the Second Deputy Commander of the Indonesian Army, and was kidnapped from his home in Jakarta by members of the 30 September Movement in the early hours of 1 October. He was later killed at Lubang Buaya.
Early life
Soeprapto was born in
Military career
Following the
Death
In the early hours of the morning of 1 October 1965, Soeprapto was not able to sleep due to a toothache, instead he was painting a picture he was working on. Members of the
His wife was awakened by the family's dogs barking and came into the living room but was forced back by her husband's captors. She was forbidden to use the phone, and rushed to it when the soldiers left but it had been cut. She scribbled a note to send to the residence of her neighbour, Parman, to raise the alarm, but she did not know that he had also been seized that morning.[7]
Later that night, Soeprapto was shot to death along with other members of the Army general staff who had survived their kidnapping attempts. All the bodies were thrown into an unused well. The bodies were recovered and all were given a state funeral on 5 October, before being buried at the Heroes Cemetery, Kalibata. On the same day, via Presidential Decision No. 111/KOTI/1965, President Sukarno declared Soeprapto a Hero of the Revolution.[8]
References
Notes
- ^ Piring, Frandi. "Profil Letjen R Suprapto, Pati AD yang Jadi Korban G30S PKI 1965, Eks Ajudan Jenderal Sudirman - Halaman all - Tribunmanado.co.id". manado.tribunnews.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Sudarmanto (1996)
- ^ "Letjen R. Suprapto, Pahlawan Revolusi yang Gugur di Lubang Buaya". detikedu (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Bachtiar (1988)
- ^ Raditya, Iswara N. "Mayjen Soeprapto, Akhir Tragis Perjalanan Sang Survivor". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia (1994)
- ISBN 981-4068-65-9
- ^ Mutiara Sumber Widya (publisher)(1999)
General
- Bachtiar, Harsja W. (1988), Siapa Dia?: Perwira Tinggi Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat (Who's Who?: Senior Officers of the Indonesian Army), Penerbit Djambatan, Jakarta, ISBN 979-428-100-X
- Mutiara Sumber Widya (publisher) (1999) Album Pahlawan Bangsa (Albam of National Heroes), Jakarta
- Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia (1994) Gerakan 30 September Pemberontakan Partai Komunis Indonesia: Latar Belakang, Aksi dan Penumpasannya (The 30 September Movement/Communist Party of Indonesia: Background, Actions and its Annihilation) ISBN 9790830025
- Sudarmanto, Y.B. (1996) Jejak-Jejak Pahlawan dari Sultan Agung hingga Syekh Yusuf (The Footsteps of Heroes from Sultan Agung to Syekh Yusuf), Penerbit Grasindo, Jakarta ISBN 979-553-111-5