Wiluyo Puspoyudo


Wiluyo Puspoyudo was an Indonesian military figure and politician who became the deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly from 1960 until 1966, and as the acting Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly in 1966.

Early life and career

Wiluyo Puspoyudo was born on 9 January 1919 in the city of Pekalongan, Central Java.
He began his military career in the Indonesian Army in 1945, when he was put as the commander of the E Brigade in East Kalimantan. During his time as the commander of the E Brigade, the East Kalimantan populace began organizing resistance to the Dutch forces that were occupying East Kalimantan. The organization of the resistance began since 10 December 1946, and was formed in respond to the Dutch plan of massacring the East Kalimantan populace in the Fonds Nasional Indonesia field. Puspoyudo managed to negotiated with the Dutch. As a result, the Dutch abandoned their massacre plans.

Political career

On 25 June 1960, he was inaugurated as the member of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance, and on 15 September 1960, along with other members of the DPR-GR, he was inaugurated as the member of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly. He was later appointed by President Sukarno as the Deputy Speaker of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly on 9 November 1960.
On 27 June 1963, with a presidential decree, he was dismissed as the member of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance, but still retained membership in the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly.
On 18 June 1966, the Speaker of the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly, Chairul Saleh, was arrested by lieutenant general Suharto. Puspoyudo was elected by the MPRS leadership to temporarily replace Saleh's position. He became the Acting Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly until the election of Abdul Haris Nasution as the Speaker on 20 June 1966.
He was promoted to Major General, and became the Governor of the National Resilience Institute. He held the office until his death on 9 January 1968. According to his granddaughter, Puspojudo suffered heart attack due to exhaustion. He was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant General. He received a military funeral at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, which was led by Acting Chief of Staff of the Army Maraden Panggabean.

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