Andi Mohammad Jusuf Amir (M. Yusuf)
Mohammad Jusuf Andi Mohammad Jusuf Amir, more commonly known as "M. Jusuf", was an Indonesian military General and a witness to the signing of the Supersemar document transferring power from President Sukarno to General Suharto. Jusuf was born in Kayuara, Bone, South Sulawesi on the 23rd June 1928. Not much is known about Jusuf's early life other than the fact he was a Bugis aristocrat as witnessed by the titular name "Andi" in front of his name. Jusuf would later denounce his aristocratic background by dropping Andi from his name. When Nationalist leaders, Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaimed Indonesia's Independence on 17 August 1945, Jusuf showed his support by joining the Devotion of the Indonesian People from Sulawesi. Towards the end of 1945, with the Dutch Government preparing to retake Indonesia, Jusuf and his fellow KRIS members sailed for Java to join in the fighting. Jusuf actually started his military career in the Navy, becoming the adjutan...