Basuki Rahmat

Basuki Rahmat
Basuki Rahmat
16th Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 24 February 1966 – 17 October 1967
President	Sukarno
Preceded by	Soemarno Sosroatmodjo
	In office; 17 October 1967 – 8 January 1969
President	Suharto
Succeeded by	Amir Machmud
Governor of Jakarta
	Acting
	In office; 18 March 1966 – 28 April 1966
Preceded by	Soemarno Sosroatmodjo
Succeeded by	Ali Sadikin
Personal details
Born	4 November 1921; Tuban, Dutch East Indies
Died	8 January 1969 (aged 47); Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan (1943–1945); Indonesia (1945–1967);
Branch/service	PETA (1943–1945); Indonesian Army (1945–1967);
Years of service	1943–1967
Rank	Major General
Unit	Infantry

Major General (Ret) Basuki Rahmat (4 November 1921 – 8 January 1969) was an Indonesian general, National Hero and a witness to the signing of the Supersemar document transferring power from President Sukarno to General Suharto.

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