Tjokropranolo

L.G. (Ret) Tjokropranolo (21 May 1924 – 22 July 1998) was an Indonesian politician and former military officer who was the 8th Governor of Jakarta, serving between 1977 and 1982. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he was the assistant to Sudirman, and later wrote a biography of the commander.

Tjokropranolo
8th Governor of Jakarta
In office
29 September 1977 – 29 September 1982
Acting since 11 July 1977
Preceded byAli Sadikin
Succeeded bySoeprapto
Personal details
Born(1924-05-21)21 May 1924
Temanggung, Dutch East Indies
Died22 July 1998(1998-07-22) (aged 74)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Indonesia
Branch/service Indonesian Army
Rank Lieutenant General

Early life

Tjokoropranolo was born in Temanggung, today part of Central Java, on 21 May 1924. His father was the regent of Temanggung at the time. He studied at the Europeesche Lagere School.[1]

Career

Revolution

During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, Tjokropranolo joined PETA.[1]

In the leadup to the 1948 Madiun Affair, Tjokropranolo - then armed forces commander Sudirman's adjutant - noted that he managed to restrain Indonesian Navy and Senopati Brigade soldiers from continuing a firefight with Siliwangi Division troops when tensions flared between the groups.[2] Sudirman sent Tjokropranolo as an envoy to other military officers such as Slamet Riyadi to convince them to remain loyal to the republican cause.[3] In one occasion, Tjokropranolo was sent to Senopati Division commander Soediarto whom he failed to convince, resulting in him being arrested though he managed to escape. Soediarto was later removed from his post.[4]

Post-war

After the recognition of Indonesian sovereignty in 1949, Tjokropranolo took part in the defeat of several rebellions including the Legion of Ratu Adil, the Makassar Uprising and rebellion of the Republic of South Maluku, in addition to the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation and the 30 September movement.[1]

Between 1970 and 1974, as a major general, Tjokropranolo served as the personal assistant on security to President Suharto, in addition to being his secretary for military affairs and security coordinator.[5][6] Tjokropranolo was also appointed as the president of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia, IPSI) on 1973, and for a second four-year term in 1977.[7] He also served as Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin's assistant for some time.[1]

He retired as a lieutenant general.[8]

Governor

In 1977, Tjokropranolo was elected as the Governor of Jakarta to replace Ali Sadikin by the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council, winning 32 out of 40 votes.[8] He was sworn in as the acting Governor of Jakarta on 11 July 1977. Soon after he was sworn into office, the metropolitan rail system for Jabodetabek was reopened.[9] He was later made the definitive governor on 29 September.[6]

Later years

After the end of his term, he became a commissioner at Bank Tani Nasional.[10] In 1992, he published a biography of Soedirman, which included his personal experiences with the general.[11] He died in Jakarta on 22 July 1998.[1]

References

Footnotes
  1. Raditya, Iswara N. "Kisah Kapten Nolly Sang Gubernur DKI". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. Poeze 2011, pp. 115-117.
  3. Poeze 2011, p. 135.
  4. Poeze 2011, p. 244.
  5. "Tiga Puluh Tahun Tragedi Malari". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 17 January 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. "Tjokropranolo". encyclopedia.jakarta-tourism.go.id (in Indonesian). Jakarta Tourism. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. Wilson, Lee (2015). Martial Arts and the Body Politic in Indonesia. BRILL. p. 44-45. ISBN 9789004289352.
  8. Gunawan, Restu (2010). Gagalnya sistem kanal: pengendalian banjir Jakarta dari masa ke masa (in Indonesian). Penerbit Buku Kompas. p. 106. ISBN 9789797094836.
  9. "Jakarta, 1945 hingga Kini". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  10. "Tjokropranolo". store.tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  11. Pacific Research: A Periodical of the Peace Research Centre, Australian National University. The Centre. 1996. p. 94.

Bibliography
Poeze, Harry A. (2011). Madiun 1948: PKI Bergerak (in Indonesian). Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. ISBN 9789794617809.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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