Abdul Haris Nasution

Abdul Haris Nasution was born in Kotanopan , South

Tapanuli , North Sumatra , December 3, 1918 , Men 's
Tapanuli more became a general idealistic devout worship .
He was never tempted to go into business, which could give
him material wealth . If there are generals who had water
problems in his day-to- day , Mr. Nas person. Veiled hands
cut off water to house PAM , shortly after retiring from the
military Nasution . To meet the daily water needs , family
Nasution was forced to make a well in the back of the house .
Well it's still there today .

Indeed tragic . Nasution had for years ostracized and

regarded as a political enemy of the New Order government .
Though Mr. Nas himself thus giving birth to the New Order .
He himself was almost a victim rebel forces led by Colonel
Latief . Pak Nas was the one who led the special session Bung Karno MPRS dismiss
as president , in 1967 .

Pak Nas , in his old age , moved to tears twice . First , when removing the
bodies of seven heroes of the revolution beginning in October 1965 . Second , while
receiving the leadership board KNPI who came to his house with regard to writing
books , potpourri TNI , Between blasphemy and Hope .

Does that make shed a tear ? As the originator of the dual function of ABRI ,
Pak Nas come to feel guilty , the concept is being attacked because the dual role of
the military during a very repressive New Order and excessive . The role of the army
deviated from the basic concepts , more of a defender than people's ruler .

Pak Nas is one of the 50 signatory petition , ruling Orba enemy number one .
But as sin , President Soeharto , in addition to himself , giving the title to the Great
General Nasution towards the end of his life . Although never " enemy " New Order
ruler , Nas does not deny the role of Pak Soeharto led forces launched an attack
Wehrkreise General to Yogyakarta , March 1, 1949 .

Pak Nas is known as the founder of the guerrilla war

against Dutch colonialism . About various ideas and concepts guerrilla war , Mr. Nas
wrote a phenomenal book , Strategy of Guerrilla Warfare .

This book has been translated into many foreign languages , so book
compulsory military academy in a number of countries , including the world's elite
school for the military , West Point United States ( U.S. ) . And , Mr. Nas was never
evasive as the drafter of the dual function of ABRI is condemned in the reform era .
You see , the practice of dual function of ABRI stray far from the basic concept .
 Major -General Nasution last breath at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital , at 07.30
am ( 9/9-2000 ) , the same month he entered the list of the PKI to be killed . He
almost died with the late daughter , Ade Irma , when rebellion PKI ( G - 30 - S )
erupted again in 1965. In 1948, Nasution who led troops crushed Siliwangi PKI
rebellion in Madiun .

After 1972 the task of leading the MPRS , the great general who had 13 years
of sitting in the TNI key positions , excluded from power stage . He then busied
himself writing memoirs . Until mid- 1986 , five of the seven volumes of memoirs
struggle Pak Nas has been outstanding . Fifth memoir , Memories of Young Future ,
Future Memories Guerrilla , Meets Call of duty , the transition period , and the period
of Orla . Two more memoarya , The Rise of the New Order and The Retired ,
currently in preparation . There are still some previously published book , such as the
Principles of Guerrilla , TNI ( two volumes ) , and Around the War of Independence
( 11 volumes) .

He grew up in a devout family farm worship . His father SI movement

members in their hometown in Kotanopan , South Tapanuli . Pak Nas enjoys reading
historical stories . The second child of seven siblings devoured history books , from
the Prophet Muhammad to the war of independence the Dutch and French .

AMS - B ( SMA Paspal ) , 1938, Nasution had become a teacher in Bengkulu

and Palembang . But then he was interested in entering the Military Academy ,
stalled because of the invasion of Japan , 1942. As a cadet , he drew valuable
lessons from the defeat of the Royal Netherlands Army is pretty embarrassing .
There comes a belief that the soldiers who did not have the support of the people
would have lost .

In the Independence Revolution I (1946-1948) , when leading Siliwangi

Division , Pak Nas draw the second lesson . People supported the military . From
this was born the idea of guerrilla warfare as a form of people's war . This war Mtode
freely developed after Pak Nas became Commander of Java during the
Independence Revolution II ( 948-1949 ) .

Mr. Young fell in love with Nas Sunarti Johana , the second daughter of RP
Gondokusumo , party activists Indonesia Raya ( Parindra ) . From a young age , Mr.
Nas likes to play tennis . The couple met and fell in love on the tennis court
( Bandung ) before marriage relationships . The couple had two daughters ( one was
killed ) .

Admirers Bung Karno in youth , after entering in the military ranks , Mr. Nas
often get along and do not get along with the first president . Pak Bung Karno Nas
considers intervene and take sides when there is internal turmoil in the Army in
1952. He was behind the " Event October 17 " , which demanded the dissolution of
DPRS and the formation of a new parliament . Bung Karno dismissing him as Army
Chief of Staff .
 Bung Karno along with Pak Nas again , then picked it up again as the Army
Chief of Staff in 1955. He was named after uprising PRRI / Permesta . Pak Bung
Karno Nas believed as co - formation and the formation of the Cabinet Works
Cabinet Works. Both of them do not get along anymore after the liberation of West
Irian Bung Karno because political attitudes that give wind to the PKI .

However , in such situations Pak Nas still try to be honest to history and
conscience . Bung Karno still acknowledged as a great leader . One day in 1960, Mr.
Nas answer an American journalist , " Bung Karno is already in jail for the
independence of Indonesia , before I understand the struggle for independence " .

Unpretentious lifestyle brought Major General A.H. Nasution until the end of
his life , 6 September 2000 . He did not inherit the family's material wealth , but the
wealth of experience of struggle and idealism . His house in Jalan Teuku Umar ,
Jakarta , still looks dull , never renovated . But God bless him long life , 82 years .
 OPINION

The spirit of struggle with courage and idealism by prioritizing public interests
over personal interests are the values exemplified by Mr. Nas. As a big nation, we
should always respect the services of the nation's heroes. The mandate of
independence that we carry today is the result of the struggle of the heroes and
founders of the nation. And, Mr. Nas is one of them. Mr. Nas has its own historical
value not only for the TNI, but also for the Indonesian nation and state. Pak Nas's
thoughts and actions are a reflection of an honest, brave, clean figure who has good
morality that is always maintained. Pak Nas became the soul and spirit that reflected
the original character of the Indonesian nation.