Wiyogo Atmodarminto (22 November 1922 – 19 October 2012) or better known as Bang Wi, is an Indonesian military figure, diplomat and politician. He served as Governor of Jakarta, the country's capital, from 1987–1992. Previously, he served as the Indonesian Ambassador to

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and occupied several important army posts. Wiyogo participated in the

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Early life and education

Wiyogo Atmodarminto was born in

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, on 22 November 1922, at the

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. He underwent formal education in the

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environment, before continuing to the Yogya Military Academy. As a cadet, he was involved in the independence struggle, and continued his career in the army. In 1954, he continued his education at the Rangers Course at

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in the

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Military service

In his capacity as Deputy Commander of Battalion 330 in

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, he faced the

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. In 1965, he studied in

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before becoming the Commander of Garuda IV in

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. In 1973 he was appointed Chief of Staff of the

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unit (Kostrad), then he was appointed as Governor of the

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, Commander of Kostrad and Commander of the Defense Area Command I & II.

Governor of Jakarta

Tenure

BMW concept

During his leadership as the governor of Jakarta, he applied, what a journalist colleague called it, the BMW concept, which stands for Clean, Humane, Authoritative in Jakarta (Indonesian: Bersih, Manusiawi dan Berwibawa).

Becak ban

As governor, Wiyogo Atmodarminto continued a ban on becaks, which were Cycle rickshaws in Indonesia that were considered an icon of the capital city, a ban that was similar to that of the ban instituted by governor

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, who served from 1966 until 1977.

Death

On 19 October 2012, Wiyogo Atmodarminto collapsed after performing the

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at home and was rushed to the

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hospital on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. He died shortly thereafter. His remains were escorted by soldiers to the

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References

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