The General Offensive of 1 March 1949 was a military offensive during the Indonesian National Revolution where the city of Yogyakarta was held by Indonesian troops for six hours. This played an import
Monument in Yogyakarta commemorating the offensive
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Suharto was an Indonesian general and politician who served as the second and longest-serving president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998.
General Offensive of 1 March 1949
…Sudirman, the Commander of the Indonesian Army and received his approval. In February 1949, Hamengkubuwono IX had a meeting with then Lieutenant Colonel Suharto, the man chosen by Sudirman to be the field commander for the offensive. After this discussion, preparations were made for the offensive. This involved…
Official portrait, 1993
Sukirah, Suharto's mother. Painting from the collection of National Library of Indonesia.
Lieutenant Colonel Suharto, c. 1947
Portrait of Suharto and Siti Hartinah, date unknown