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Wiranto
1947 - Born on April 4th in Yogyakarta. Indonesian army general.
1968 - He graduated from the military academy.
1981 - His field career was entirely with Kostrad, taking part in East Timor operations.
1988 - He had risen to Assistant for Operations to Chief of Staff in Kostrad's Second Infantry Division.
1989 - He became adjutant to President Suharto.
1994 - He commanded the Jakarta military command.
1996 - Became Kostrad commander.
1997 - Indonesian Army Chief of Staff.
1998 - After a brief stint as Army Chief of Staff, he was appointed Armed Forces Commander in February, as well as Defence Minister.
1999 - His subordinates at TNI Headquarters, in the Udayana command, and in East Timor itself, crop up in numerous reports of human rights abuses in East Timor.
2001 - Wiranto was questioned by prosecutors about $5.3 million that was siphoned out of the state planning agency.
2002 - He produced a book that defended the military's record in East Timor, though without providing any details.
2003 - He was indicted in absentia with crimes against humanity before the Dili special panel.
1968 - He graduated from the military academy.
1981 - His field career was entirely with Kostrad, taking part in East Timor operations.
1988 - He had risen to Assistant for Operations to Chief of Staff in Kostrad's Second Infantry Division.
1989 - He became adjutant to President Suharto.
1994 - He commanded the Jakarta military command.
1996 - Became Kostrad commander.
1997 - Indonesian Army Chief of Staff.
1998 - After a brief stint as Army Chief of Staff, he was appointed Armed Forces Commander in February, as well as Defence Minister.
1999 - His subordinates at TNI Headquarters, in the Udayana command, and in East Timor itself, crop up in numerous reports of human rights abuses in East Timor.
2001 - Wiranto was questioned by prosecutors about $5.3 million that was siphoned out of the state planning agency.
2002 - He produced a book that defended the military's record in East Timor, though without providing any details.
2003 - He was indicted in absentia with crimes against humanity before the Dili special panel.
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