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        "msgid": "juwono-sudarsono-minister-to-three-presidents-who-has-now-passed-away-1774695078",
        "date": "2026-03-28 16:29:45",
        "title": "Juwono Sudarsono, Minister to Three Presidents Who Has Now Passed Away",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Juwono Sudarsono, a prominent Indonesian academic and politician who served as a minister under three presidents\u2014Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Sukarnoputri, and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono\u2014passed away on 28 March at Pondok Indah Hospital in South Jakarta. Renowned for being the first civilian to hold the position of Defence Minister, Sudarsono's extensive career spanned roles in education, environment, and international relations, including ambassadorships and key advisory positions during Indonesia's turbulent transition from the New Order era. His death marks the loss of a pivotal figure in shaping Indonesia's post-reformasi political and security landscape.",
        "content": "<p>Defence Minister during the presidencies of Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus\nDur) and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), Juwono Sudarsono passed away on\nSaturday (28\/3). The news of his death was confirmed by Brigadier\nGeneral Rico Ricardo Sirait, Head of Information for the Secretary\nGeneral of the Ministry of Defence. \u201cIt is true (that he has passed\naway),\u201d he told CNNIndonesia.com. In a written statement received by\nCNNIndonesia.com, Juwono is said to have breathed his last at Pondok\nIndah Hospital in South Jakarta. Juwono, who has been a Professor of\nInternational Relations at Universitas Indonesia (UI) since 1998, was\nthe only figure trusted by four Presidents of the Republic of Indonesia\nto serve as a minister. He repeatedly served as a minister throughout\nthe nation\u2019s history, including as Defence Minister from October 1999 to\nAugust 2000 and from 21 October 2004 to 20 October 2009. Juwono was the\nfirst person from a civilian background to hold the position of Defence\nMinister. Previously, for about 40 years from 1959 to 1999, the Defence\nMinister was always from the military. This man, born in Ciamis, West\nJava, on 5 March 1942, was a politician and the youngest son of the late\nDr Sudarsono\u2014a diplomat who once served as Minister of Social Affairs,\nMinister of Home Affairs, and Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to\nYugoslavia. During his lifetime, having moved to several countries,\nJuwono, who once admitted to struggling with the Indonesian language,\nearned a doctorate in International Relations from the London School of\nEconomics in London, England. He also successfully obtained a PhD from\nthe London School of Economics and Political Science in England with a\ndissertation titled \u201cIndonesian Foreign Policy 1965-1975: A Case Study\nof Indonesia-United States Relations\u201d in 1978, as well as a PhD from\nGeorgetown University in England in 1985. During the Soeharto\nadministration, Juwono was appointed as Deputy Governor of the National\nResilience Institute (Lemhanas). This position marked the beginning of\nJuwono\u2019s political career, leading him to eventually be appointed as a\nminister in various cabinets. In the Seventh Development Cabinet, formed\nduring the administration of President Soeharto and Vice President\nBaharuddin Jusuf Habibie, Juwono was appointed as Indonesia\u2019s third\nMinister of Environment. The 1998 riots, marked by the end of Suharto\u2019s\npresidency, shortened the cabinet\u2019s term, which was supposed to end in\n2003. Subsequently, in the Reform Development Cabinet during the\nadministration of the third President B.J. Habibie, Juwono was appointed\nas Minister of National Education. This cabinet lasted no more than two\nyears, from 23 May 1998 to 20 October 1999. The Reform Development\nCabinet ended and was replaced by the National Unity Cabinet under the\nleadership of President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) and Vice President\nMegawati Sukarnoputri. This cabinet was inaugurated on 29 October 1999\nand its term ended on 23 July 2001. During this period, Juwono was\ntrusted by Gus Dur to become the first Defence Minister from a civilian\nbackground. However, on 23 August 2000, Juwono was replaced by Mahfud MD\ndue to health reasons. Meanwhile, during the era of President Megawati\nSukarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz, with her Mutual Cooperation\nCabinet (10 August 2001-20 October 2004), Juwono was appointed as\nAmbassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Kingdom (12 June\n2003-October 2004). As time progressed, on 21 October 2004, the sixth\nPresident of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY),\ninaugurated Juwono as Defence Minister in the United Indonesia Cabinet.\nJuwono was regarded as a civilian figure who deeply understood military\nissues as well as the global political map. In his meeting with SBY at\nPuri Cikeas Indah in Bogor on Monday, 18 October 2004, Juwono discussed\nIndonesia\u2019s defence and security, both domestic and international, as\nwell as its prospects. This included plans for the formation of the\n\u201cASEAN Security Community\u201d and \u201cASEAN Economic Community,\u201d which were\noutcomes of the 2003 ASEAN Summit.<\/p>",
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