Soeripto
Indonesian military officer
Soeripto (EYD: Suripto; 18 November 1934 – 7 January 2010) was an Indonesian military officer. He was commander of the Indonesian Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) and of Kodam I/Bukit Barisan, in addition to serving as the governor of Riau between 1988 and 1998.
Early life
Soeripto was born in what is today Temanggung Regency on 18 November 1934. He completed high school in 1956, and enrolled at the Indonesian Military Academy in Magelang from which he graduated in 1960.
Career
Military
After graduating from the academy, Soeripto first commanded a platoon within Kodam Diponegoro. In 1965, he moved to Kodam Jaya, gradually rising through the ranks until he was commander of North Jakarta's military district by 1973, and that year he enrolled at the Army Command and Staff College as a lieutenant colonel. He then moved to military intelligence and public relations, serving as intelligence assistant to the commanders of Kodam Cenderawasih, Kodam Siliwangi, and Sumatra's Defence Command, in addition to becoming deputy chief of the army information service in 1977.
In 1982, Soeripto was appointed as chief of staff of the Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad). He was further appointed to command Kodam Bukit Barisan in 1983, which covered North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Riau. He was then appointed as Commander of Kostrad on 30 January 1986 as a major general, serving until 21 January 1987.
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