Daryatmo Explained

Order:5th
Office:List of speakers of the People's Consultative AssemblySpeaker of the People's
Consultative Assembly
Term Start:23 March 1978
Term End:30 September 1982
President:Suharto
Predecessor:Adam Malik
Successor:Amir Machmud
Order1:8th
Office1:Speaker of the House of Representatives (Indonesia)Speaker of the People's
Representative Council
Term Start1:23 March 1978
Term End1:30 September 1982
President1:Suharto
Predecessor1:Adam Malik
Successor1:Amir Machmud
Office2:7th Commander of Kodam I/Bukit Barisan
Term Start2:1 August 1963
Term End2:29 October 1965
Predecessor2:Colonel A. Thalib
Successor2:Brig. Gen. Sobiran
Birth Date:18 June 1925
Birth Place:Surakarta, Midden-Java, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting Place:Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery
Allegiance:Indonesia
Branch:Indonesian Army
Serviceyears:1945–1980
Rank:General
Unit:Infantry
Commands:Kodam I/Bukit Barisan
Military Blank1:Service no.
Military Data1:10903

Daryatmo, also spelled Darjatmo (18 June 1925 – 6 December 1992) was an Indonesian military figure and served as Speaker of the People's Representative Council and Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly from 1978–1982.

Daryatmo received military education at Army Command and Staff College, and then further military education abroad at the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, United States, and education at Suslapa, Seskoad in Bandung.

As Chief of Staff for Operations on 17 August, Daryatmo led the suppression of the PRRI rebellion in Sumatra under General Ahmad Yani. In 1978, Daryatmo became Speaker of the People's Representative Council and People's Consultative Assembly replacing Adam Malik, who became Vice President. He was the first ABRI member to serve as Speaker of the DPR/MPR. Together with Prof. Sarbini Sumawinata, Daryatmo also led an Army seminar in Bandung, which gave birth to the Tri Ubaya Sakti Army Doctrine.

The various military positions he had held were People's Security Agency Company Commander, Head of the People's Security Agency Strategy, Commander of Battalion 4 Regiment 22, Commander of Battalion 7 Regiment 21 in Yogyakarta, Chief of Staff Regiment Intantri/Subter 12, Commander of Infantry Regiment/Subter 13 in TT-IV, Chief of Staff Operations Staff August 17 in Sumatra (1958–1959), Dir-Hub TNI AD (1959–1963), Kodam I/Bukit Barisan (1963–1965), 6th Assistant to the Menpangad and Special Deputy to the Menpangad (1965–1968), Kaskar Hankam (1969). Daryatmo entered a period of preparation for retirement in 1980 with the rank of full general. He died in Jakarta on 6 December 1992, at the age of 67 and was buried in the Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery (TMPNU), South Jakarta.

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