YOGYAKARTA - The sixth Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Try Sutrisno, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026, in the morning at around 07.00 WIB. It is known that before serving as vice president of the Republic of Indonesia, Try Sutrisno's career journey actually started from the military. Read this article to get complete information.
Try Sutrisno's Career JourneyQuoted from the tni.mil.id website, Try Sutrisno was born on November 15, 1935 in Surabaya, East Java. Before serving as vice president of the Republic of Indonesia, Try held several positions in the military. Try Sutrisno himself is a graduate of the Army Engineering Academy (Atekad) in 1956.
It is worth noting that Try managed to enter Atekad at the age of 21. One year of studying at Atekad, he was assigned to the field as a soldier. His first mission at that time was to suppress the Indonesian Republican Revolutionary Government (PRRI) Rebellion.
Try Sutrisno's assignment continued. He was again assigned to the Operation for the Liberation of West Irian. In that mission, he often communicated with Suharto, who was then still a Major General. Then in 1974, Try was elected as Suharto's aide when he became President. Since then, Try Sutrisno's career has skyrocketed.
Try Sutrisno had served as the Head of the Regional Command Staff at Kodam XVI/Udayana in 1978. The position did not last long, he then became the Commander of the Regional Kodam IV/Sriwijaya, then was appointed as the Commander of the Regional Kodam V/Jaya and assigned in Jakarta.
Try Sutrisno's promotion occurred in 1985 to become a Lieutenant General of the TNI. He was also appointed as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army (Wakasad) who at that time accompanied General TNI Rudhini. Less than a year, Try was then appointed as Kasad to replace Rudhini's position.
The process of transition of Try Sutrisno's career from military position to Vice President to accompany Suharto occurred in 1993. At that time, his name was chosen as the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia through the 1992-1997 MPR General Session. However, in 1998 his term of office ended. As his successor, the position of Vice President was filled by BJ BJ Habibie.
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