Soeprapto (general)

Major General (Posthumous) Raden

Soeprapto
Born(1920-06-20)20 June 1920
Purwokerto, Banjoemas Residency, Dutch East Indies
Died1 October 1965(1965-10-01) (aged 45)
Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta, Indonesia
Buried 6°15′26″S 106°50′46″E / 6.25722°S 106.84611°E / -6.25722; 106.84611
AllegianceIndonesia
Years of service1940–1965
RankMajor General (at death)
Lieutenant General (posthumously)
Battles/warsIndonesian National Revolution
AwardsNational Hero of Indonesia
Soeprapto on a 1966 Indonesian stamp

Lieutenant General R. Soeprapto (20 June 1920 – 1 October 1965) was the Second Deputy Commander of the Indonesian Army, and was kidnapped from his home in Jakarta by members of the 30 September Movement in the early hours of 1 October. He was later killed at Lubang Buaya.


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