Profile & Biodata of Try Sutrisno (Tri Sutrisno)
Retired Indonesian army general Try Sutrisno was the 6th Vice President of Indonesia for the period 1993–1998. Born November 15, 1935 in Surabaya, Try graduated from the Army Technical Academy in 1959.
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| Full Name (Nama Lengkap) |
Try Sutrisno |
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| Date of Birth | November 15, 1935 |
| Place of Birth | Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia |
| Occupation (Pekerjaan) |
Military personel, Politician |
| Sex / Gender (Jenis kelamin) |
Male |
| Nationality (Kebangsaaan) |
Indonesia |
| Religion (Agama) |
Islam |
| Parents (Nama Ayah & Ibu) |
Subandi (father), Mardiyah (mother) |
| Marital Status (Status Pernikahan) |
Married |
| Spouse (Nama Istri) |
Tuti Sutiawati |
| Children (Anak) |
Nora Tristyana, Taufik Dwi Cahyono, Firman Santyabudi, Nori Chandrawati, Isfan Fajar Satrio, Kunto Arief Wibowo, dan Natalia Indrasari |
| Political Party | Golkar, Partai Keadilan dan Persatuan Indonesia (PKPI) |
| Alma mater | Army Engineering Academy (1959) |
| Try Sutrisno’s Career Journey |
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Biography of Try Sutrisno
The 6th Vice President of Indonesia, Try Sutrisno, is one of the Vice Presidents of Indonesia who came from the Military. Actually, there are several Vice Presidents of Indonesia who do have a Military background. This is of course not strange, because during the reign of President Soeharto, President Soeharto himself was a military man. So it is not surprising that President Soeharto often chose Vice Presidents of Indonesia from the Military. Because of course the mutual trust and attachment from the military will facilitate communication between the President and Vice President.
The People’s Consultative Assembly for the 1992-1997 term through its General Session in 1993, finally chose Try Soetrisno as Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia to accompany HM. Soeharto, the president-elect at that time. It was the ABRI Faction of the MPR-RI that nominated him first, preceding the open choice of President Soeharto at that time. Something that was unusual in the New Order era. It is said that President Soeharto felt that he was a fait accompli.
The Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia (1993-1998) was known as an honest, humble, loyal, highly dedicated and firm statesman. The best son of this nation is not someone who is hungry for position (ambitious) who is willing to justify any means to achieve a certain position.
In 1998 his duties as Vice President ended, and was then replaced by BJ. Habibie at the 1998 MPR General Session.
Try Sutrisno’s Military Career
In 1956, he was accepted as a cadet at the Army Engineering Academy (Atekad), Try Sutrisno’s first Military Experience was in 1957, when he fought against the PRRI Rebellion. Before becoming Soeharto’s aide, Tri Sutrisno had already known him during the West Irian Liberation Operation in 1962, when Major General Soeharto was appointed by President Soekarno as Commander of the Mandala Command based in Sulawesi.
In 1974, Try was selected as President Suharto’s aide at this time, the career of the husband of Tuti Sutiawati whom he married on January 21, 1961 skyrocketed. In 1978, Try was appointed to the position of Chief of the Regional Staff Command at KODAM XVI / Udayana. A year later, he would become the Regional Commander of KODAM IV / Sriwijaya. And four years later, he was appointed as Regional Commander of KODAM V / Jaya and placed in Jakarta.
In August 1985, his rank was raised again to Lieutenant General TNI and was appointed as Wakasad accompanying Kasad. General TNI Rudhini at that time.
Not long after serving as Wakasad, in June 1986 or ten months since being appointed as Wakasad, he was then appointed as Kasad replacing General TNI Rudhini.
During his time as Kasad, which was only about one and a half years, because in early 1988 he was promoted to Pangab replacing General TNI LB. Moerdani.
General TNI Try Sutrisno finally led ABRI, from 1988 to 1993. At that time ABRI still consisted of the institutions of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Police. There were many important events worth noting during his leadership, such as the re-eruption of the GPK (Security Disturbance Movement) rebellion in Aceh in mid-1989, following the dissolution of Kodam I/Iskandarmuda. The Aceh separatist GPK was a continuation (relapse) of the GPLHT (Hasan Tiro’s Wild Disturbance Movement) which was born in 1976 and which had been successfully crushed in 1982. During his leadership, many separatist events occurred. including the Santa qruz incident, the GPK in Aceh and also the Tanjung Priok incident.