field. Everything was removed as a reaction of the government was adopting international demands for the responsibility for riots in Santa Cruz, East Timor which tarnished the image of the Republic of Indonesia at that time. While serving as Commander of the Armed Forces, there was friction between the stronghold of General TNI Feisal Tanjung and the stronghold of TNI General R. Hartono (KSAD), as well as rumors of the classification of ABRI Hijau and ABRI Merah Putih. Feisal Tanjung served in many positions in the military before serving as cabinet member, Platoon Commander (Danton) 1 Company 2 Kodam XV / Pattimura Company Commander (Danki) Tanjung Battalion 2 RPKAD Commander of RPKAD Group I Lecturer in the 1972 Army Staff and Command School Chief of Staff of the Kostrad 17th Airborne Infantry Brigade Commander of the Kostrad 17th Airborne Infantry Brigade (Danbrigif Linud) Assistant Chief Operating Officer (Asops Kas) Kostrad Chief of Staff of the Kostrad Airborne Combat Command (Kaskopur Linud) Commander of the Airborne Combat Command (Pangkopur Linud) Kostrad ( 1st Infantry Division / Kostrad ) 1981-1983 Commander of Infantry Center (Danpusenif) AD 1983-1985 Commander of Regional Military Command (Pangdam) VI / Tanjungpura 1985-1988 Commander of the Army (And Seskoad) Staff and Command School 1988-1992 Head of ABRI General Staff (Kasum) 1992-1993 Commander of the Republic of Indonesia Armed Forces 1993-1998 Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security (Menkopolkam) in the VII Development Cabinet working period March 14, 1998 - May 21, 1998 Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security (Menkopolkam) in the Development Reform Cabinet working period May 21, 1998 - October 20, 1999. ABRI Commander Feisal Tanjung, who at that time was the Head of ABRI's General Staff (Kasum), had not previously been predicted as a candidate for the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, considering that at that time there was another strong candidate, TNI General Wismoyo Arismunandar who was then serving as Army Chief of Staff (KSAD). Feisal Tanjung is an ABRI officer who holds the highest position without going through the KSAD level. Previously, TNI General LB Moerdani also drove to the position of ABRI Commander without going through the KSAD position, but from the position of Defense and Intelligence Assistant / ABRI / Kopkamtib concurrently Deputy Head of BAKIN. Family life Feisal Tanjung was married to Dr. Masrowida Lubis. They had three children, Astrid Tanjung, Yasser Tanjung, and Yusuf Tanjung. He died on Monday 18