caption serviceyears laterwork commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank image article_title name
simatupang -lrb- left -rrb- with president sukarno 1942 -- 1959 ministry of defense of indonesia , army staff college chief of staff of indonesian national armed forces jakarta , indonesia 1 january 1990 sidikalang indies , dairi , north sumatra , dutch east indonesia indonesian national revolution 28 january 1920 4-star general 200px t. b. simatupang
 tahi bonar simatupang
t. b. simatupang

tahi bonar simatupang -lrb- 28 january 1920 -- 1 january 1990 -rrb- was a soldier who served in the indonesian national revolution and went on to become chief of staff of the indonesian armed forces .
