1. General Feisal Edno Tanjung, known as Feisal Tanjung, was an Indonesian Army general who was ABRI Commander and served as Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security of the Republic of Indonesia.
14 Facts About Feisal Tanjung
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Feisal Tanjung was born in Tarutung, North Tapanuli, North Sumatra, Indonesia on 17 June 1939.
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Feisal Tanjung was the 5th son of 10 brothers from the couple Amin Husin Abdul Mun'im Tanjung and Siti Rawani Hutagalung.
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Feisal Tanjung was a Batak by ethnicity with Muslim religious faith.
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Feisal Tanjung had served in ABRI after graduating from the National Military Academy in 1961.
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Feisal Tanjung was involved in the cleansing of the PKI in Java and had led Operation Lembah X in Papua.
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Feisal Tanjung's career was spent in Kostrad, RPKAD, then the Infantry Armament Center.
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Feisal Tanjung was once Commander of the Kodam in Kalimantan.
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From Tanjungpura, Feisal Tanjung was later appointed as Commander of Seskoad in 1988 and has long held that position.
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Feisal Tanjung holds the rank of major general for 7 years.
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Feisal Tanjung began to become a hot discussion after becoming the DKM for the Santa Cruz massacre in Timor Leste in 1991.
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Feisal Tanjung served in many positions in the military before serving as cabinet member,.
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Feisal Tanjung is an ABRI officer who holds the highest position without going through the KSAD level.
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Feisal Tanjung died on Monday 18 February 2013 in Jakarta and was buried in the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery.