Admiral Agus Suhartono is the current Commander-in-chief

Commander-in-Chief

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 of the Indonesia

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n military.

Biography

Agus Suhartono was born in Blitar

Blitar

Blitar is a city which is the capital of a regency with the same name in East Java, Indonesia, about 73 kilometers from Malang and 167 kilometers from Surabaya. The area lies within longitude 111° 40' - 112° 09' East and its latitude is 8° 06' South...

, East Java

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 on 25 August 1955 in Blitar

Blitar

Blitar is a city which is the capital of a regency with the same name in East Java, Indonesia, about 73 kilometers from Malang and 167 kilometers from Surabaya. The area lies within longitude 111° 40' - 112° 09' East and its latitude is 8° 06' South...

 to state employee Mangundipura and Masiyem. He attended elementary school

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 at SDN Sukorejo 2 Blitar, junior high school at SMP Negeri 1 Blitar

SMP Negeri 1 Blitar

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, and senior high school at SMA Negeri 1 Blitar

SMA Negeri 1 Blitar

SMA Negeri 1 Blitar, also known as SMASA, is a public senior high school which is located at Jalan A. Yani 112 Blitar, East Java, Indonesia...

. After graduating in 1974, he followed his older brother's footsteps enrolled in the Naval Academy, which he graduated in 1978.

He was appointed chief of staff

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 of the Indonesian Navy

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 on November 9, 2009. He was later promoted to commander-in-chief of the Indonesian National Army on September 28, 2010, replacing Djoko Santoso

Djoko Santoso

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. His appointment was well received by the People's Representative Council

People's Representative Council

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. Tjahjo Kumolo, the chairman for the opposition, said that Agus "deserves the post more than (the) other (chiefs of staff).”

As commander-in-chief, Agus has worked to increase the professionalism in the military and military reform. He is also hopes to modernize Indonesia's aging military equipment.

Agus has also vowed to close the military-owned businesses, which have been seen as causing human rights violations by human rights group

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s and military analysts, and plans to further cooperation between the military and the Indonesian National Police

Indonesian National Police

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 in fighting terrorism

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.

In 2010, Agus received the Meritorious Service Medal (Military) for fostering good relations between the Indonesian and Singaporean

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 military.