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SUSILO SUDARMAN
Jenderal TNI (Purn.) Soesilo Soedarman (10 November 1928 – 18 Desember 1997)
adalah Menteri Koordinator Bidang Politik, Hukum dan Keamanan pada Kabinet
Pembangunan VI (1993—1998) dan Menteri Pariwisata, Pos dan
Telekomunikasi pada Kabinet Pembangunan V (1988—1993). Soesilo Soedarman juga
pernah menjabat sebagai Duta Besar RI untuk Amerika Serikat yang berkedudukan
di Washington DC dari 18 Februari 1986 hingga 11 April 1988. Ia juga menjadi
Anggota MPR RI mewakili Golongan Karya untuk daerah pemilihan Sumatra
Utara hingga akhir hayatnya.
Kehidupan Awal
Soesilo lahir sebagai anak kedua dari sebelas bersaudara pada 10
November 1928 di Maos, Cilacap dengan nama Soemarlan. Pada saat ia disapih, ia
lalu dirawat oleh sang kakek yang lalu mengganti namanya dengan Soesilo. Kakek
Soesilo adalah seorang juragan tanah (landlord) yang kaya. Maka dari itu saat
kelahirannya, ia lalu mendapatkan beberapa hadiah dari sang kakek berupa tanah
seluas 100 bau dan uang sejumlah 10 ribu gulden. Hadiah ini diberikan tak lain dan
tak bukan bertujuan agar Soesilo kelak akhirnya dapat bersekolah menjadi seorang
dokter. Kakek Soesilo sendiri memiliki dokter pribadi bernama Dokter Katung, di
mana sang kakek kagum pada sosok dokter ini dan menginginkan sang cucu kelak
juga bisa menjadi dokter. Namun, pada saat masa pendudukan Jepang, kakeknya ini
terkena peraturan reformasi tanah (landreform), di mana akhirnya kakek Soesilo
jatuh miskin.
Masa kecil Soesilo Soedarman diwarnai dengan kegemarannya menggembalakan
kerbau milik kakeknya bersama beberapa teman sebayanya. Ia juga suka menangkapi
belut di sawah dan membakarnya. Selain itu, Soesilo kecil sangat gemar akan
wayang, di mana ia sering menonton pertunjukan wayang semalam suntuk dan
mengagumi tokoh Bima dan Hanoman. Dia juga sering bermain dalang sendiri
dengan wayang-wayang, suara gamelan dari mulut dan diterangi lampu petromaks.
Kegemaran akan wayang ini melekat sepanjang hidupnya. Pada masa kecilnya ini
pula, karena lebih sering diasuh oleh kakeknya maka Soesilo memanggil kakeknya
dengan sebutan Bapak sedangkan ayahnya sendiri dipanggil dengan
sebutan kangmas (kakak). Hal ini lalu disadarinya saat Soesilo akan dikhitan, ia baru
menyadari saat itu bahwa yang ia panggil kangmas adalah ayahnya sendiri.
Nama Soesilo Soedarman
Dari saat pengasuhan kakeknya tersebut, namanya hanya Soesilo saja. Hingga saat
Soesilo menjadi duta besar di Amerika Serikat ada yang menanyakan nama keluarga
Soesilo. Soesilo menjawab bahwa namanya hanyalah satu kata tersebut. Namun si
penanya berkata "Kamu harusnya mempunyai nama lain" dan Soesilo lalu
memberikan nama Soedarman yang merupakan nama ayahnya (Soedarman
Wiryosoedarmo). Pada kesempatan berikutnya, Soesilo lalu dipanggil dengan nama
Mr. Soedarman.
Karier Militer
Setelah lulus dari Sekolah Menengah Tinggi di Yogyakarta, ia lalu melanjutkan
pendidikannya ke Militer Akademi (MA), melenceng dari keinginan kakeknya yang
menginginkannya menjadi dokter. Di Militer Akademi (MA) ia adalah rekan satu
angkatan dari Subroto (mantan Menteri Pertambangan dan Energi) dan Sayidiman
Suryohadiprojo (mantan Duta Besar Indonesia untuk Jepang). Lulus dari akademi,
sebagai salah satu lulusan terbaik, ia diwajibkan menjadi pelatih. Beberapa tokoh
pernah berada dalam pelatihannya adalah Mudjono,
S.H. dan Soedharmono (mantan Wakil Presiden). Dalam mobilisasi pelajar pada era
perang kemerdekaan (1947), ia bertugas untuk melatih para siswa
tingkat SMP dan SMA saat pasukan Belanda telah mencapai Gombong. Sebagai
tentara pula, ia pernah menjabat sebagai Panglima Komando Wilayah Pertahanan
(Pangkowilhan) Sumatra dan Kalimantan Barat pada periode 1980–1985.
Kehidupan Pribadi
Pernikahan dan anak
Ia menikah dengan Widaningsri putri dari Mayjen TNI Muhammad
Mangundiprojo dan Adik Letjen TNI Himawan Soetanto, seorang gadis yang
dikenalnya saat masih menjadi taruna Militer Akademi (MA). Pernikahan tersebut
berlangsung di Ponorogo, pada 15 April 1951. Pernikahan ini dikaruniai 5 anak, 1
wanita dan 4 laki-laki.
Meninggal Dunia
Soesilo Soedarman meninggal dunia pada tanggal 18 Desember 1997 dalam usia 69
tahun di Rumah Sakit Harapan Kita, Jakarta. Jenazah Soesilo Soedarman dimakamkan
di TMP Kalibata, Bertindak inspektur upacara Kepala Staf TNI Angkatan Darat
Jenderal TNI Wiranto
Peninggalan
Museum Soesilo Soedarman
Museum Soesilo Soedarman terletak di desa Gentasari, Kecamatan Kroya, Kabupaten
Cilacap, Jawa Tengah.
Nama beliau juga di abadikan sebagai Nama Gelanggang Olah Raga ( GOR ) di
kompleks Universitas Jenderal Sudirman
General TNI (Ret.) Soesilo Soedarman (10 November 1928 – 18 December 1997) was
the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs at the VI (six)
Development Cabinet (1993-1998) and the Minister of Tourism, Post and
Telecommunication at the V (five)Development Cabinet (1988-1993) ). Soesilo
Soedarman also served as the Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, based in
Washington DC from 18 February 1986 to 11 April 1988. He was also a member of
the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly representing the Golongan Karya for
the North Sumatra constituency until the end of his life.
EARLY LIFE
Soesilo was born as the second of eleven children on November 10, 1928 in Maos,
Cilacap with the name Soemarlan. When he was weaned, he was then cared for by
his grandfather who then changed his name to Soesilo. Soesilo's grandfather was a
rich landlord. Therefore, when he was born, he then received several gifts from his
grandfather in the form of a land area of ​100 bau and money in the amount of 10
thousand gulden. This prize was given to none other than the aim that Soesilo would
eventually be able to go to school to become a doctor. Soesilo's grandfather himself
had a personal doctor named Doctor Katung, where the grandfather was amazed at
the figure of this doctor and wanted his grandson to become a doctor someday.
However, during the Japanese occupation, his grandfather was exposed to land
reform regulations, in which finally Soesilo's grandfather fell into poverty.
Soesilo Soedarman's childhood was his hobby of herding his buffalo with several of
his peers. He also likes to catch eels in the fields and burn them. In addition, little
Soesilo was very fond of wayang, where he often watched night puppet shows for
and admired the characters Bima and Hanoman. He also often plays the puppeteer
himself with wayang, the sound of gamelan comes from his mouth and is lit by a
petromax lamp. His passion for puppets will stick with him throughout his life. During
his childhood, because he was more often cared for by him, Soesilo's grandfather
called him father, father, himself was called kangmas (brother). It was then realized
that when Soesilo was about to be circumcised, he only realized then that he called
kangmas his own father.
Name of Soesilo Soedarman
From the time of his grandfather's upbringing, his name was only Soesilo. Until the
time Soesilo became an ambassador in the United States, someone asked Soesilo's
surname. Soesilo replied that his name was only one word. But the questioner said
"You should have another name" and Soesilo then gave the name Soedarman which
was the name of his father (Soedarman Wiryosoedarmo). On the next occasion,
Soesilo was then called by the name Mr. Sudirman.
Military Career
After graduating from High School in Yogyakarta, he then continued his education to
the Military Academy (MA), deviating from his grandfather's desire to become a
doctor. At the Military Academy (MA) he was a member of the class of Subroto
(former Minister of Mines and Energy) and Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo (former
Indonesian Ambassador to Japan). Graduating from the academy, as one of the best
graduates, he was obliged to become a coach. Several figures who have been in his
training are Mudjono, S.H. and Soedharmono (former Vice President). In student
mobilization during the independence war era (1947), he was tasked with training
junior high school (SMP) and senior high school (SMA) students when the Dutch
troops had reached Gombong. As a soldier as well, he served as Commander of the
Regional Defense Command (Pangkowilhan) of Sumatra and West Kalimantan in the
period 1980–1985.
Personal life
Marriage and children
He is married to Widaningsri the daughter of TNI Major General Muhammad
Mangundiprojo and TNI Lt. Gen. Himawan Soetanto's sister, a girl he knew when he
was a cadet of the Military Academy (MA). The marriage took place in Ponorogo, on
April 15, 1951. This marriage was blessed with 5 children, 1 woman and 4 sons.
Soesilo Soedarman died on December 18, 1997 at the age of 69 years at Harapan Kita
Hospital, Jakarta. Soesilo Soedarman's body was buried at the Kalibata TMP, and
acted as a ceremony inspector for the Army Chief of Staff General TNI Wiranto
Relics
Soesilo Sudirman Museum
The Soesilo Soedarman Museum is located in the village of Gentasari, Kroya District,
Cilacap Regency, Central Java.
His name was also immortalized as the name of the Sports Center (GOR) at the
Jendral Sudirman University complex