in Cirebon. He was transferred to the Siliwangi (West Java) Military Regional Command in 1992 and became an assistant officer in the intelligence staff for about a year before being entrusted to command the intelligence detachment of the military regional command. He returned to Kalimantan and was assigned to the Regional Agency for the Strengthening of National Stability (Bakorstanasda, Badan Koordinasi Stabilitas Nasional Daerah), an agency set up by the military to monitor regional political activities. He ended his military service after being appointed mayor. Less than a year later, the government enacted a new rule which barred active military officers from holding political positions, and Gohong retired early from the military in 1999. Political career Gohong was elected as mayor of Palangka Raya in an internal election held by the city council in early September 1998. He was installed on 22 September 1998, replacing Nahson Taway. During his tenure, ethnic riots occurred in the city as a spillover from the Sampit conflict between the Dayak and the Madurese people. Refugees from the Sampit conflict evacuated to Palangka Raya, causing shops, schools, and government offices to close early. A day after the refugees began pouring into Palangka Raya, Gohong invited influential figures and customary leaders in Palangka Raya into a meeting. Gohong explained the background of the conflict and discussed methods to prevent further riots occurring in Palangka Raya. However, these discussions failed to prevent further riots, and several people died after a group of Dayak reportedly tried to "clean" the city from Madurese people. To this day, any Madurese people who live in the city hid their ethnic identity, as they would be told to leave the city. Gohong was replaced from his position as mayor on 22 September 2003. He was elected as a member of the Central Kalimantan Regional People's Representative Council in the 2004 Indonesian legislative election. However, his term was cut short in 2007, as in that year Gohong was found guilty in a corruption case. Gohong was sentenced to one year in prison for inflating the land price of a Hindu religious school in Palangka Raya. He was freed from prison and decided to run in the 2009 Palangka Raya mayoral election, but obtained only 15% of the votes and lost to academician Riban Satia. Personal life Gohong was married to Cahaya Asi Ngantung on 17 May 1973. The couple had two daughters and