Subrantas Siswanto Explained

Subrantas Siswanto
Office:Governor of Riau
Term Start:14 June 1978
Term End:14 May 1980
Predecessor:Arifin Achmad
Successor:Imam Munandar
Office1:Regent of Kampar
Term Start1:18 May 1967
Term End1:14 June 1978
Predecessor1:Tengku Muhammad
Successor1:Abdul Makah Hamid
Birth Date:11 April 1923
Birth Place:Purworejo, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Rank: Brigadier general

Subrantas Siswanto (11 April 1923 – 14 May 1980) was an Indonesian military officer who served as the governor of Riau between 1978 and 1980, and previously as the regent of Kampar Regency between 1967 and 1978.

Biography

Siswanto was born in Purworejo, today in Central Java, on 11 April 1923. He was transported to Sumatra during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies along with romusha corvee laborers, but once he was in Pekanbaru, he instead joined the Japanese Navy.[1] During the Indonesian National Revolution, he fought the Dutch in Sumatra, and spent some time in Bengkalis. After the revolution, he was appointed chief of staff of several military units stationed in Riau.[2] [3] Starting from 18 May 1967, he was appointed as the regent of Kampar, serving until 1978.[4]

After his time in Kampar, Siswanto was appointed as Riau's governor, and he was sworn in on 14 June 1978.[5] In the middle of his term, on 14 May 1980, he died of liver cancer in Pekanbaru.[6] At the time of his death he held the rank of brigadier general.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Abdullah . M. Syafei . Tragedi pembangunan rel kereta api Muarasijunjung-Pekanbaru, 1943-1945 . 2002 . Unri Press . 978-979-8692-89-5 . 146 . id.
  2. Book: Asril . Zaili . Tragedi Riau menegakkan demokrasi: peristiwa 2 September 1985 . 2002 . Panitia Peringatan 17 tahun "Peristiwa 2 September 1985" . 158–159 . id.
  3. Book: Mimbar . 1976 . . 68–70 . id.
  4. News: Sejarah singkat Kampar . 6 December 2022 . Antara Riau . 6 February 2012 . id.
  5. Book: 50 tahun ABRI . 1995 . . 470 . id.
  6. Book: Tempo . 1980 . 23 . id.