General Sudirman, Indonesian first Armed Force Chief. Mostly what he did was insurgency war
Sudirman become the name of Jakarta famous street in the heart of Jakarta business district, General Sudirman Street.
Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD)
General Sudirman statue inside Japan Defense Ministry Complex
Sudirman
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General of the Army Raden Sudirman (
Old Spelling:
Soedirman; 24 January 1916
[a] – 29 January 1950) was a high-ranking Indonesian military officer during the
Indonesian National Revolution. The first
commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, he continues to be widely respected in the country.
Born in
Purbalingga,
Dutch East Indies, Sudirman moved to
Cilacap in 1916 and was raised by his uncle. A diligent student at a
Muhammadiyah-run school, he became respected within the community for his devotion to Islam.
After dropping out of teacher's college, in 1936 he began working as a teacher, and later headmaster, at a Muhammadiyah-run elementary school. After the
Japanese occupied the Indies in 1942, Sudirman continued to teach, before joining the Japanese-sponsored
Defenders of the Homeland as a battalion commander in
Banyumas in 1944. In this position he put down a rebellion by his fellow soldiers, but was later interned in
Bogor.
After
Indonesia proclaimed its independence on 17 August 1945, Sudirman led a break-out then went to Jakarta to meet President
Sukarno. Tasked with overseeing the surrender of Japanese soldiers in Banyumas, he established a division of the People's Safety Body there. On 12 November 1945, at an election to decide the military's commander-in-chief in
Yogyakarta, Sudirman was chosen over
Oerip Soemohardjo in a close vote. While waiting to be confirmed, Sudirman
ordered an assault on British and Dutch forces in
Ambarawa. The ensuing battle and British withdrawal strengthened Sudirman's popular support, and he was ultimately confirmed on 18 December.
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Muhammadiyah (
Arabic: محمدية, followers of
Muhammad); also known as the
Muhammadiyah Society (
Indonesian:
Persyarikatan Muhammadiyah) is a major
Islamic non-governmental organization in
Indonesia.
[2] The organization was founded in 1912 by
Ahmad Dahlan in the city of
Yogyakarta as a
reformist socioreligious movement, advocating
ijtihad - individual interpretation of
Qur'an and
Sunnah, as opposed to
Taqlid - conformity to the traditional interpretations propounded by the
ulama.
[3] It played an important role in the expansion of
Salafism in
Indonesia.
[4]
Since its establishment, Muhammadiyah has adopted a reformist platform mixing religious and secular education,
[5] primarily as a way to promote the upward mobility of
Muslims toward a 'modern' community and to purify Indonesian Islam of local syncretic practices.
[5] It continues to support local culture and promote religious tolerance in Indonesia, while a few of its higher education institutions are attended mostly by non-Muslims, especially in
East Nusa Tenggara and
Papua provinces. The group also runs a large chain of charity hospitals,
[2] and operated 128 universities as of the late 1990s.
[6]
In 2008, Muhammadiyah was considered the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia with 29 million members.
[3] Although Muhammadiyah leaders and members are often actively involved in shaping the politics in Indonesia, Muhammadiyah is not a political party. It has devoted itself to social and educational activities.
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Example of University under Muhammadiyah
