General Zulkifli Lubis was Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 8 May 1955 to 26 June 1955 and founder and first Chairman of the first Intelligence Agency in Indonesia.
16 Facts About Zulkifli Lubis
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Zulkifli Lubis's father was Aden Lubis, with the title of Sutan Srialam and his mother was Siti Rewan Nasution.
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Zulkifli Lubis enjoyed a Dutch education at the Hollandsch Inlansche School.
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At that time Zulkifli Lubis began reading the Deli Blaad newspaper, which he obtained from a friend who was selling it.
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When Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies, Zulkifli Lubis followed his friend's invitation to take part in youth training organized by the Japanese Army instead of being unemployed.
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Zulkifli Lubis was only there briefly, when he was transferred to Resentai Bogor.
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At Resentai Bogor, Zulkifli Lubis did not acquire sufficient military knowledge and skills, given that the education only lasted for 3 months.
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Zulkifli Lubis was the only Indonesian in Singapore to study state intelligence, with guidance from Rokugawa.
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Zulkifli Lubis formed the Penyelidikan Militer Chusus at the end of 1945, with Sutopo Yuwono.
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Zulkifli Lubis was able to cover his tracks after taking action and was granted a pardon from President Sukarno for his involvement in the 3 July 1946 Incident.
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Zulkifli Lubis was then entrusted with forming the Indonesian State Secret Service and became its chairman.
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Zulkifli Lubis returned to being its leader and concurrently head of the Java Command Headquarters.
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At the time of the incident, Zulkifli Lubis was not at the scene of the crime, he was with Colonel Prajitno in Cideng, but the army began hunting for Zulkifli Lubis.
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Zulkifli Lubis moved to Sumatra, where he joined the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia in around 1958.
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Zukifli had sympathies for the officers in the regions, and wanted to oppose the central government, Afterwards, Zulkifli Lubis became a fugitive until the fall of Sukarno.
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Zulkifli Lubis died in Jakarta on 23 June 1993, at the age of 69 and was buried at Dreded Heroes Cemetery, Bogor, West Java.