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Indonesian president installs new army chief

Xinhua, July 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday installed Leut. General Mulyono as the country's army chief of staff at the State Palace.

Mulyono replaced General Gatot Nurmantyo who was appointed as Indonesian Military commander.

Mulyono was commander of the army strategic and reserve command (Pangkostrad), commander for the Jakarta military command, and assistant of operation for the army chief of staff.

Terrorism, insurgency, and trans-national crimes are among the main challenges facing the Indonesian army. Endi