Word: endriartono
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...that has endured a bloody, 29-year separatist conflict; by the Indonesian government and leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (G.A.M.); in Helsinki. The Dec. 26 tsunami that killed up to 130,000 Acehnese provided an impetus for the two sides to end their fighting. Indonesian military chief General Endriartono Sutarto urged G.A.M. to abide by the pact, scheduled to be signed in Helsinki on Aug. 15, saying, "Now is the time for them to put their weapons down and jointly rebuild Aceh." President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has promised to withdraw all non-Acehnese military personnel from the province when...
...Staff of the Indonesian army; in a military shake-up in which President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also named new chiefs of the air force and navy; in Jakarta. Santoso replaces hard-liner General Ryamizard Ryacudu and is considered a top candidate to replace the soon-to-retire General Endriartono Sutarto as overall commander of the armed forces. Some see his selection as a move by Yudhoyono to gain greater control over the military, Indonesia's most powerful institution...
...Aceh, will almost certainly refuse to do this in the face of one of the largest military buildups in Indonesian history. The army's objective this time around appears to be nothing less than GAM's eradication. "We will fight them all out," said armed forces chief General Endriartono Sutarto during a recent troop inspection. "The military is the final resort in settling the Aceh question...
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