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Military Career

Wirahadikusumah was a graduate of the Indonesian military academy in 1973. He studied at institutions in the United States as well, including Harvard University (John F. Kennedy School of Government). In the last years of the 20th century, he became Head of the Planning Directorate in the Armed Forces Headquarters of Indonesia. Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...

After the resignation of Suharto, Wirahadikusumah emerged as a reformer in the ranks of the armed forces. By 1998, he was, as a Major General, posted at Armed Forces Headquarters where he held the position of staff officer on the Armed Forces' Commander's Staff in charge of political affairs and security. In the same year, he called for the Indonesian military to stop their involvement in political affairs and for the army to become a professional defence force instead. Suharto GCB (born June 8, 1921) is a former Indonesian military and political leader. ...

In January 1999, Major-General Agus Wirahadikusumah, who by now was Chief of the Army Staff and Command School, became the Assistant for General Planning to the Armed Forces Commander.

In 2000, President Abdurrahman Wahid appointed him Commander of the Strategic Reserve Forces Kostrad. He served in this position from 29 March 2000 to 1 August 2000. Wirahadikusumah supported Wahid's decisions, including that of dismissing General Wiranto as security minister. Wiranto referred to him as a "bad apple". Abdurrahman Wahid (also known as Gus Dur) (born August 4, 1940) was the President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001, and founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Categories: People stubs ...

While Wirahadikusumah was popular with ordinary soldiers, he also created enemies for himself, as he took up the fight against corruption within Kostrad. As a consequence of these activities, he was dismissed from his post as Commander of Kostrad in summer 2000. However, according to Umar Wirahadikusumah, his uncle, the post of Chief of the Indonesian Military (TNI) had been offered to Agus Wirahadikusumah on 23 July 2001. Umar Wirahadikusumah Umar Wirahadikusumah (West Java, 10 October 1924 - Jakarta, 21 March 2003) is the fourth Indonesian Vice President for the period 1983 to 1988. ...

On 30 August 2001, Wirahadikusumah was brought into Pertamina hospital in South Jakarta at 06:19. A hospital employee stated that he was already dead when he was brought in, that the cause of death was unknown and that no autopsy had been conducted. According to The Jakarta Post, the probable cause of death was heart failure. However, some people alleged that he might have been assassinated ^[1], due to his reformist stance and for uncovering 189 billion rupiah corruption scandal in Yayasan Dharma Putra Kostrad, a military owned charity organization ^[2]. Pertamina (Perusahaan Tambang Minyak Negara, lit. ... South Jakarta (Jakarta Selatan) is a kota (formerly kotamadya) of Jakarta, Indonesia. ...

Sports Associations

Apart from military affairs, Wirahadikusumah was also interested in sports and was Deputy Chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia. In this function he was instrumental in the 1998 plan to bring about meetings between former Indonesian Badminton champions (such as Tan Joe Hok) and their successors to share their experiences and make them better prepared for upcoming tournaments. In 1998, he was Manager of the Indonesian Thomas Cup team which won the Cup that year. Wirahadikusumah was awarded the Satya Kebudayaan Medal for this achievement by the Indonesian President Habibie on 9 September 1998. The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. ... Tan Joe Hok (Hendra Kartanegara) who was born in Bandung on August 11, 1937, is an Indonesian badminton hero. ... The Thomas Cup is the major mens international team competition in world badminton, also known as The International Badminton Championship Challenge Cup. It is named after Sir George Alan Thomas, a former IBF President who donated the Cup in 1939. ... Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie (born June 25, 1936), more commonly known simply as Rudy Habibie or B J Habibie, was the third President of Indonesia, holding office from 1998 to 1999. ...

Family

Wirahadikusumah is a nephew of Umar Wirahadikusumah, a former Vice President of Indonesia and also a former Kostrad Commander. Umar Wirahadikusumah Umar Wirahadikusumah (West Java, 10 October 1924 - Jakarta, 21 March 2003) is the fourth Indonesian Vice President for the period 1983 to 1988. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Agus Wirahadikusumah married to Tri Rachmaningsih. They had two children: a son, Yunan Mahastra Satria (born 22 June 1977) and a daughter, Diyah Gustinar Savitri (born 14 July 1975).

Sources

1. ^ Rachland Nashidik Interview in Radio Nederland
2. ^ George Aditjondro Article

• "Vocal Reformist Indonesian General Dies", AFP, 30 August 2001
• "An officer and a reformer", The Australian, 13 September 2001
• "Outspoken army general dies of heart failure", The Jakarta Post, 31 August 2001
• "Outspoken Indonesian military reformer dies, age 49", Associated Press, Chris Brummit, 30 August 2001
• "Badminton body asks advice from former champions", The Jakarta Post, 18 March 1998
• "Indonesian Thomas Cup Team wins 1st place in Group", Antara, 20 May 1998
• "Govt honors Thomas Cup team", The Jakarta Post, 10 September 1998
• "Sugiono gets promotion in major reshuffle", The Jakarta Post, 5 January 1999