a coup against Suharto. This prompted Suharto to promise a harsh crackdown on anyone who dared to replace him unconstitutionally. 1993 MPR General Session Before the 1993 MPR General Session, Moerdani was seen as the engineer of ABRI's pre-emptive nomination of Try as vice president. Suharto was displeased with the nomination and only accepted Try reluctantly. Suharto's consolation was that he did not name Moerdani to the next Cabinet. Death Moerdani died on 29 August 2004 in Jakarta after suffering a stroke. Honours : Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri (1983) : Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1986) Namesakes On 3 October 2021, the General LB Moerdani Modular Hospital (Indonesian: Rumah Sakit Modular Jenderal TNI L.B. Moerdani) in Merauke Regency, Papua is inaugurated by President Joko Widodo. References External links Various articles marking Moerdani's death Profile on pdat.co.id Article on ABRI's reluctance to nominate Sudharmono as Vice President Further reading L.B. Moerdani, 1932-2004.- Festschrift in honor of Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani, former Commander in chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces and Minister for Defense. Jakarta: Centre for Strategic and International Studies. (In Indonesian, some articles in English). Tempo. 2017. Benny Moerdani. Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. (In Indonesian). |- |- 1932 births 2004 deaths Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak Indo people People from Blora Regency Javanese people Indonesian generals Indonesian people of German descent Indonesian Roman Catholics Government ministers of Indonesia Defense ministers of Indonesia Indonesian Christians Commanders of the Indonesian National Armed Forces