Christina Maria Rantetana | |
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Member of People's Representative Council | |
In office 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia | 24 July 1955
Died | 31 July 2016 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 61)
Political party | Gerindra |
Alma mater | University of Indonesia Tulane University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Indonesia |
Branch/service | Indonesian Navy |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Christina Maria Rantetana (24 July 1955 – 31 July 2016) was an officer of the Indonesian Navy, where she was the first woman to hold a star rank.
Rantetana was born in the town of Makale in Tana Toraja Regency on 24 July 1955. After completing high school at a Catholic institution in 1974, she obtained a diploma in general care before joining the Indonesian military in 1979. She later obtained a bachelor's degree in public health from the University of Indonesia and a master's degree in the same subject from Tulane University.[1]
Rantetana died in a navy hospital in Jakarta on 31 July 2016.[4] She was buried in a military-accompanied traditional Toraja funeral, where her body was placed in a hollowed out cavity 30 meters up a cliff accompanied by salvo shots.[5][6]
She had five children, and she took part in the construction of the Jesus Buntu Burake statue in Tana Toraja.[4]