Nugroho Notosusanto
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Prof. Brig. Gen. Rd. Panji Nugroho Notosusanto |
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c. 1980
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| 19th Minister of Education and Culture | |
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In office 19 March 1983 – 3 June 1985 |
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| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Daud Jusuf |
| Succeeded by | Fuad Hassan |
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| Born |
July 15, 1930 Rembang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 3 June 1985 (aged 54) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Citizenship | Indonesian |
| Spouse(s) | Irma Sawitri Ramelan |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Indonesia |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Cabinet | Fourth Development |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Indonesia |
| Service/branch | Army |
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| Rank | Brigadier General |
Brigadier General Raden Panji Nugroho Notosusanto (15 July 1930 – 3 June 1985) was an Indonesian short story writer turned military historian who served as professor of history at the University of Indonesia. Born to a noble family in Central Java, he exhibited a high degree of nationalism from a young age. During the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to 1949 he saw active service as a member of the Student Army, working reconnaissance. Despite wanting to remain in the military, under influence by his father he continued his education, eventually enrolling in the faculty of literature at the University of Indonesia. During the 1950s he wrote extensively and was active in numerous political and academic groups, finally graduating with a degree in history in 1958.
After a failed attempt to study at the University of London, in the early 1960s Notosusanto – by then a lecturer – was contacted by General Abdul Haris Nasution and tasked with writing a history of the revolution and Madiun Affair. By 1964 he had become head of the Indonesian Army's history division, holding an honorary rank. Continuing to teach, he wrote extensively on the revolution and other military events, including the first book on the 30 September Movement of 1965. Between 1983 and his death Notosusanto served concurrently as rector of the University of Indonesia and Minister of Education and Culture.
Nugroho Notosusanto was born in Rembang, Central Java, Dutch East Indies, on 15 July 1930, the first of three children born to R.P. Notosusanto, a professor of Islamic law and later one of the founders of Gadjah Mada University, and his wife. The family was well connected, and several of Nugroho Notosusanto's relatives were bupati (regents); his grandfather, Notomidjojo, was likewise connected to the nobility. While still a child Nugroho Notosusanto began writing short stories; his father later recalled that they were filled with themes of struggle and nationalism. Another of Notosusanto's relatives, Budi Darma, later recalled that he had always stood at attention, "like a soldier", when the future national anthem "Indonesia Raya" was played.
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