Sarwo Edhie Wibowo | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo | |
| Ambassador of Indonesia to South Korea | |
| In office May 1974 – May 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Position established Benny Moerdani (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Kaharuddin Nasution |
| Commander of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih | |
| In office 2 July 1968 – 20 February 1970 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Brig. Gen. Bintoro |
| Succeeded by | Brig. Gen. Acub Zainal |
| 7th Commander of Kodam II/Bukit Barisan | |
| In office 25 June 1967 – 2 July 1968 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Brig. Gen. Sobiran |
| Succeeded by | Brig. Gen. Leo Lopulisa |
| 5th Commander of RPKAD/Puspassus AD | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
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| Preceded by | Lt. Col. Mung Parhadimulyo |
| Succeeded by | Brig. Gen. Widjojo Soejono |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1925 Purworejo, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 9 November 1989 (aged 64) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Resting place | Purworejo, Central Java |
| Spouse | Sunarti Sri Hadiyah |
| Relations | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (son-in-law) |
| Children | 7, including Kristiani Herrawati and Pramono Edhie Wibowo |
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| Military service | |
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| Years of service | 1942–1975 |
| Rank | General (honorary) |
| Unit | Infantry (RPKAD) |
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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 in directing troops during the Indonesian mass 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 BP-7 center, as Indonesia's ambassador to South Korea, and as governor of the Indonesian Military Academy.
- ^ Cooper, Caroline (13 June 2013). "The Act of Seeing The Act of Killing". Guernica. Retrieved 7 March 2023.