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Thojib Suharto Biography and Timeline

Follow Thojib Suharto through 21 dated historical records for Indonesia.

Thojib Suharto, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

21Distinct records
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1921–1998Years on this page

1921

Birth of Thojib Suharto

Kemusus · Warfare / Military

Birth of Thojib Suharto

1949

Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel · Warfare / Military

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel

1962

Major General

Major General · Jakarta · Warfare / Military

Appointed Major General

1963

Commander of Strategic Reserve

Commander of Strategic Reserve · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Strategic Reserve, Kostrad

1965

Chief of Staff

Chief of Army-Staff · Jakarta · Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of the Army Staff

1966

Ends Konfrontasi with Malaysia

Chief of Army-Staff · Jakarta · Warfare / Military

Ends "Konfrontasi" with Malaysia

United Nations

Chief of Army-Staff · Jakarta · Warfare / United Nations

Indonesia joins the United Nations

1967

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia, by the provisional Peoples Consultative Assembly

Role range: 1967-1968

1968

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia, 1st term, by the Peoples Consultative Assembly

ASEAN

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Indonesia joins the Association of South East Asian Nations

1969

Rule of Irian Jaya

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Irian Jaya is incorporated into the republic

1973

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia, 2nd term

1975

Capture of East Timor

President of Indonesia · East Timor · Government / Government of Indonesia

East Timor is captured

Rule of East Timor

President of Indonesia · East Timor · Government / Government of Indonesia

East Timor is incorporated into the Indonesian Republic

1976

Capture of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Suharto annexes East Timor

Rule of Timor

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Suharto annexes East Timor

1978

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia, 3rd term

Role range: 1978-1983

1983

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia, 4th term

Role range: 1983-1988

1988

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia, 5th term

Role range: 1988-1993

1993

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia, 6th term

Role range: 1993-1998

1998

President of Indonesia

President of Indonesia · Government / Government of Indonesia

Appointed President of Indonesia, 7th term

Role range: 1998-

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.