Maraden Panggabean
| Maraden Panggabean | |
|---|---|
| 1st Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs of Indonesia | |
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In office 29 March 1978 – 19 March 1983 |
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| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | New Term |
| Succeeded by | Surono Reksodimedjo |
| 15th Minister of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia | |
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In office 9 September 1971 – 29 March 1978 |
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| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Suharto |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Jusuf |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 29, 1922 Tarutung, North Sumatera, Dutch East Indies
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| Died | May 28, 2000 (aged 77) Jakarta, Indonesia
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| Resting place |
Jakarta, Indonesia
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| Religion | Protestantism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan Indonesia
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| Service/branch |
Defenders of the Fatherland Army (PETA) Indonesian Army |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
Indonesian National Revolution Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation Indonesian invasion of East Timor |
Maraden Saur Halomoan Panggabean (born in Tarutung, North Sumatera, Indonesia, June 29, 1922 - died in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 28, 2000 at the age of 77 years) or more commonly known as Maraden Panggabean was a prominent Indonesian General during the early years of General Suharto's New Order regime.
Panggabean was born in Tarutung, North Sumatra, on 29 June 1922. He is from Batak ethnic group.
After completing his education, Panggabean took on work as a teacher, an occupation held in high regard in the Batak community, and even became the Principal of a school in Tarutung. In 1942, with the arrival and subsequent occupation of Indonesia by the Japanese Imperial Army, Panggabean left the field of education. He first trained to become a civil servant under the Japanese Occupational Government although he would soon be interested in taking on a military career.
In 1943, the Japanese Occupational Government formed the Defenders of the Fatherland Army (PETA) an auxiliary force consisting of Indonesians which were designed to assist the Japanese should the Allies come to invade Indonesia. Like many of his military contemporaries, Panggabean joined PETA. In Panggabean's case however, he seemed to have only manage to go through military schooling and basic training before the Japanese surrendered and nationalist leaders Sukarno and Hatta proclaimed Indonesia's Independence.
Like all other youths all around Indonesia, Panggabean was caught up in the rush to take weapons from the Japanese in preparation of the formation of a National Army. On 5 October 1945, the People's Security Army (TKR), the precursor to ABRI and later on, TNI was formed. Panggabean took up the position of military trainer at Sibolga before serving as Chief of Staff for the 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment, 10th Division in Sumatra until 1949.
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