Dhani first worked on a plantation, then at the government radio station, in the ministry of information, and then in a bank. He enrolled in the Air Force Academy in 1950, and in 1956, attended the Royal Air Force Staff College, Andover in Great Britain. He rose through the ranks to become Minister and Commander of the Air Force in January 1962, succeeded Soerjadi Soerjadarma after the latter was accused of not providing air support during the Battle of Arafura Sea.
He was appointed as the commander of the Korps Siaga, later Korps Mandala Siaga (KOLAGA) during the 1963-1965 Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation, where he commanded three brigades.
In 1995, at age 71, he was legally pardoned on the order of Suharto, along with Soebandrio and Soetarto, two other longtime political prisoners.[3] The date of their release was timed to occur the day before the fiftieth anniversary of Indonesian independence. This was apparently a humanitarian gesture aiming to make the Suharto regime open to reform; what those three political prisoners also had in common was that they were never officially members of the Indonesian Communist Party.[3] Nonetheless, the release was insisted upon by Suharto against the wishes of the Armed Forces.[4] Upon his release from jail Dhani became one of the main sources for research into the Air Force's role during the 1965 coup. He died on 24 July 2009, at the age of 85. He is buried at Jeruk Purut Cemetery in South Jakarta.[5]
Referencesedit
^"Bezette Stad". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). 4 October 1965. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^Soerodjo, Benedicta and Soeparno, JMV (2001), Tuhan, Pergunakanlah Hati, Pikiran dan Tanganku—Pledoi Omar Dani (God, Use My Heart, Mind and Hands—Omar Dani's Testimony), PT Media Lintas Inti Nusantara, Jakarta, ISBN979-8933-32-X, p. 140
^ ab"Executies een spel om de macht in Indonesië". Trouw. 24 August 1995. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^"Vijftig jaar Indonesië". De Volkskrant. 19 August 1995. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^*. The Jakarta Post. Jakarta. 14 July 2002. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
omar, dhani, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2018, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Omar Dhani news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Air Chief Marshal Ret Omar Dhani 23 January 1924 24 July 2009 was commander of the Indonesian Air Force TNI AU from 1962 until 1965 He was a leading leftist figure in Indonesia during the Sukarno era Air Chief Marshal Ret Omar DhaniMinister Commander of the Air ForceIn office 19 January 1962 24 November 1965PresidentSukarnoPreceded bySoerjadi SoerjadarmaSucceeded bySri Mulyono HerlambangPersonal detailsBorn 1924 01 23 23 January 1924Surakarta Dutch IndiesDied24 July 2009 2009 07 24 aged 85 Jakarta IndonesiaNationalityIndonesianSpouseNy Sri WuryantiChildren6ProfessionSoldierMilitary serviceAllegiance IndonesiaBranch serviceIndonesian Air ForceYears of service1952 1965RankAir Chief MarshalUnitAviationBattles warsPRRI Rebellion Permesta Operation Trikora Indonesia Malaysia ConfrontationEarly life and career editDhani first worked on a plantation then at the government radio station in the ministry of information and then in a bank He enrolled in the Air Force Academy in 1950 and in 1956 attended the Royal Air Force Staff College Andover in Great Britain He rose through the ranks to become Minister and Commander of the Air Force in January 1962 succeeded Soerjadi Soerjadarma after the latter was accused of not providing air support during the Battle of Arafura Sea He was appointed as the commander of the Korps Siaga later Korps Mandala Siaga KOLAGA during the 1963 1965 Indonesia Malaysia Confrontation where he commanded three brigades Imprisonment and eventual release editHis support for Sukarno and his apparent support for the 30 September Movement in 1965 was his undoing For example he had issued comments in support of the movement on the front page of the leftist daily Warta Bhakti 1 Shortly after the downfall of President Sukarno he was arrested and sent to prison by the new government led by Suharto 2 In 1995 at age 71 he was legally pardoned on the order of Suharto along with Soebandrio and Soetarto two other longtime political prisoners 3 The date of their release was timed to occur the day before the fiftieth anniversary of Indonesian independence This was apparently a humanitarian gesture aiming to make the Suharto regime open to reform what those three political prisoners also had in common was that they were never officially members of the Indonesian Communist Party 3 Nonetheless the release was insisted upon by Suharto against the wishes of the Armed Forces 4 Upon his release from jail Dhani became one of the main sources for research into the Air Force s role during the 1965 coup He died on 24 July 2009 at the age of 85 He is buried at Jeruk Purut Cemetery in South Jakarta 5 References edit Bezette Stad Algemeen Handelsblad in Dutch 4 October 1965 Retrieved 30 June 2020 Soerodjo Benedicta and Soeparno JMV 2001 Tuhan Pergunakanlah Hati Pikiran dan Tanganku Pledoi Omar Dani God Use My Heart Mind and Hands Omar Dani s Testimony PT Media Lintas Inti Nusantara Jakarta ISBN 979 8933 32 X p 140 a b Executies een spel om de macht in Indonesie Trouw 24 August 1995 Retrieved 30 June 2020 Vijftig jaar Indonesie De Volkskrant 19 August 1995 Retrieved 30 June 2020 Former Air Force chief Omar Dhani dies at 85 The Jakarta Post Jakarta 14 July 2002 Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 Retrieved 28 October 2011 Military officesPreceded bySoerjadi Soerjadarma Chief of the Air Staff TNI AU 1962 1965 Succeeded bySri Mulyono Herlambang nbsp This article about an Indonesian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the Indonesian military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omar Dhani amp oldid 1145840545, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
