Soedjiman

Soedjiman (1 July 1928 – 3 December 2014) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the governor of West Kalimantan from 1977 until 1988.

Soedjiman was born on 1 July 1928 in the Bantul area of the Yogyakarta Sultanate, which at that time was part of the Dutch East Indies.

After the operation ended and a peace treaty was signed between the Dutch and Indonesians, Soedjiman was posted to South Sumatra, and was put in command of a platoon in the Red Garuda Battalion.

[8] In 1952, following the Darul Islam rebellion in West Java, Soedjiman was posted to the province and commanded a company inside the 328th Battalion.

[9] After serving as a company commander in Jakarta, Soedjiman returned to West Java in the regency of Tasikmalaya in 1955 to fought Darul Islam rebels.

[9] The Indonesian Army had deployed Soedjiman as part of Operation Bharatayuda, a military offensive aimed at destroying Darul Islam entirely.

[10] After his deployment in West Java had ended, Soedjiman returned again to Jakarta to command the Regional Training Regiment of the city.

[9] Less than a year later, Soedjiman was assigned on a military offensive to crack down the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI).

[13] With the help of a subdistrict chief from Sibolga, Soedjiman attempted to persuade Sitompul to surrender instead of launching an attack against his forces.

Wirahadikusumah then contacted Abdul Haris Nasution – at that the Indonesian Army chief of staff – to ask for approval regarding the surrender.

Soedjiman formed the Kalong Djaja (literally Glorious Flying Fox) task force to arrest Supardjo.

[19] However, on 12 January 1967, an Air Force intelligence found out that both Supardo and Anwar Sanusi were hiding in a cluster area of airmen's house.

[21] After saluting Amirmachmud, Soedjiman reported to him that both Supardjo and Anwar Sanusi has been arrested and kept captive in the Central Jakarta Military District HQ.

At the conference, Soedjiman stated that the arrest of Supardjo could be conducted properly with the coordination of the Navy, Airforce, and the Army.

[24] However, to Soedjiman's surprise, the commander of the armed forces, General Maraden Panggabean canceled the transfer order and Muhammad Ismail was appointed as the replacement.

Soedjiman receiving the Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak from Ahmad Zaidi Adruce , the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak .