Sarwo Edhie Wibowo
Indonesian general
Died when: 62 years 107 days (747 months)Star Sign: Leo
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Sarwo Edhie Wibowo (25 July 1925 – 9 November 1989) was an Indonesian military leader and the father of Kristiani Herrawati, the former first lady of Indonesia and the wife of president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and also the father of Chief of Staff Pramono Edhie Wibowo.
As an army colonel he played a direct role (with irregular commanders Anwar Congo, Adi Zulkadry, Safit Pardede, Kopkamtib, Pangdam) in directing troops during the Indonesian killings of 1965–66, in which more than half a million Indonesian civilians died.
With Suharto's blessing, Wibowo initiated the slaughter[1].Later, he served as Chairman of the center, as Indonesia's ambassador for South Korea and as governor of the Indonesian Military academy.
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