Andika Neonardi

**Andika Mochtar Neonardi** (born Andreas En-Lai Liang on March 9, 1936, died October 14, 2022 ) was a Dutch-born Indonesian statesman, politician, television personality, and military officer who at numerous times in his long, storied career served as Minister of Astronomic Research, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Communications, Deputy General Secretary of the PKI, Acting General Secretary of the PKI, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Military, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Social Welfare, Minister of Food Safety, and was a member of Indonesia's Politburo from October 8, 1982 to his removal from office on October 4, 2022 (39 years, 361 days.), the longest tenure of any politburo member in Indonesia's History, and the longest any Indonesian politician has served in any executive office consecutively.

Born during the dutch colonial era, Neonardi came from a family that did surprisingly well for the standards of the colony's native population. during world war two and the regime of George Van Linden their standing declined considerably. Considering becoming an architect, Neonardi dropped out of colloge on the onset of the Indonesian Revolution to join the rebel side's military. Although he was short in stature and had little physical strength, his intelligence and keen interest in engineering, planning, and the design of weapons systems led him to be quickly appointed an officer. In fact, one of the new military's first acts at the revolution's end was the official appointment of the twenty-two year old Neonardi to 2nd Lieutenant. In the following years he would rise swiftly up the military's various officer ranks, and earned the favor of Sahid Ismuha, despite their political differences. He was appointed to the politburo for the purpose of serving on the nation's space program in 1971, and in the five decades following, he would serve in many important ministerial offices. During the Indonesian Civil War, he headed the military (one of the few non-five-star generals, admirals, or marshals to be appointed to the position.) and was lauded as a hero, being promoted to five-star general toward the war's end. However, in recent years he has came under scrutiny as a war criminal. He is one of very few people to have served in both the Indonesian Revolution and the Indonesian Civil War.

Beginning in the late 2000s decade, his health and mental sharpness began to decline and he began to serve in much lower-profile offices. He clashed more with the establishment and the newer, younger generation of politicians that had been replacing his for quite some time. He began to show signs of senile dementia as well, and an autopsy confirmed he had suffered from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease towards his death. After a speedy trial, he was removed from office just 4 days before what would have marked his 40th year on the politburo, he was removed from office for accused abuse of power. He hosted the news talk show Ideologi for the entirety of it's 47-season run from 1975 until his death in 2022. It's last episode was filmed and broadcast live just two days before his death of a heart attack on October 14, 2022.