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Abdul Haris Nasution
Abdul Haris Nasution (1918–2000) was an Indonesian army general who twice served as chief of staff of the Indonesian Army, survived the 1965 coup attempt, and developed the dwifungsi doctrine.
Agus Subiyanto
Agus Subiyanto (born 1967, Cimahi) is an Indonesian Army general, Kopassus-trained, Army Chief of Staff from 25 October 2023 and TNI Commander (Panglima TNI) since 22 November 2023 under Keppres 102/TNI/2023.
Anami Korechika
Anami Korechika (阿南惟幾, 1887–1945) was a Japanese army general who served as Minister of War in the Suzuki cabinet, advocated conditional surrender, and took his own life when Japan capitulated.
Antonio Luna
Antonio Luna (1866-1899), Filipino chemist, journalist, and general of the First Philippine Republic; brother of painter Juan Luna; founded La Independencia and the Malolos military academy; assassinated at Cabanatuan in 1899.
Antonio Nafarrete
Antonio Gustilo Nafarrete (born 1969) is a Filipino general, 61st Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines since July 2026 and former 67th Commanding General of the Philippine Army, a PMA Bigkis-Lahi 1990 Scout Ranger.
Bo Hmu Aung
Bo Hmu Aung (ဗိုလ်မှူးအောင်, 1910–2004) was a Burmese military officer and politician, one of the Thirty Comrades trained by Japan and regarded as a founder of the Tatmadaw.
Bo Setkya
Bo Setkya (ဗိုလ်စကြာ), born Thakin Aung Than, was a Burmese soldier and politician, one of the Thirty Comrades and at various times Chief-of-Staff and military attaché to Tokyo.
Bo Teza
Bo Teza (ဘိုတေဇ) was the military nom de guerre of Aung San, the Burmese independence leader who founded the Tatmadaw; adopted with the Thirty Comrades, Teza means "fire".
Bùi Thị Xuân
Bùi Thị Xuân (裴氏春, died 1802) was a Vietnamese female general of the Tây Sơn rebellion and the only woman made a Đô đốc under that dynasty.
Chalermsuk Yugala (เฉลิมศึกยุคล)
Chalermsuk Yugala (เฉลิมศึกยุคล), Thai royal and Royal Thai Army General, CBRN defense specialist, UN chemical weapons inspector in Iraq (UNSCOM 1991, UNMOVIC 2002-2003), elevated to Phra Ong Chao on 16 June 2024.
Choe Yong-gon
Choe Yong-gon (최용건) was a North Korean military leader who commanded the unified military headquarters in 1947 and served as Minister of National Defense during the Korean War.
Chun Doo-hwan (전두환)
Chun Doo-hwan (전두환), 1931–2021, South Korean general and Fifth Republic president 1980–1988; led the December 12, 1979 coup, suppressed the 1980 Gwangju uprising, was sentenced to death in 1996, and was pardoned in 1997.
Damdin Sükhbaatar
Damdin Sükhbaatar (Дамдины Сүхбаатар) was a Mongolian military and state leader, founder of the Mongolian People's Army and a leader of the 1921 revolution ending Chinese control.
Dương Văn Minh
Dương Văn Minh (Big Minh, 1916–2001), South Vietnamese general who led the 1963 coup against Diem, was chief of state in 1963–64, and as last president surrendered Saigon on 30 April 1975.
Emilio Jacinto
Emilio Jacinto y Dizon (1875–1899), alias Pingkian, pen name Dimas-Ilaw, Filipino revolutionary called the Brains of the Katipunan; Bonifacio's secretary, author of the Kartilya ng Katipunan, editor of Kalayaan, died of malaria in Laguna.
Fabian Ver
Fabian Ver, born Fabian Crisologo Ver, was a Filipino general and cousin of Ferdinand Marcos who served as chief of staff of the Philippine armed forces.
Gatot Soebroto
Gatot Soebroto (also written Gatot Subroto) was an Indonesian army general who crushed the 1948 Communist rebellion at Madiun and was named a National Hero in 1962.
Gregorio del Pilar
Gregorio del Pilar (Goyo, the Boy General), 1875–1899, Filipino revolutionary general of Bulacan, nephew of Marcelo H. del Pilar, hero of Tirad Pass where he died covering Aguinaldo's retreat.
Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三)
Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三), 1835–1869, vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, the "Demon Vice-Commander" of Bakumatsu Kyoto; led the corps in the Boshin War, became vice-minister of the army in the Hakodate government, and died 11 May 1869 at the Battle of Hakodate.
Hiroaki Uchikura
Hiroaki Uchikura (内倉 浩昭, born 1965) is a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force general serving as the 8th Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff since 2025.
Hoàng Văn Thái
Hoàng Văn Thái, born Hoàng Văn Xiêm, was a Vietnamese general who served as the first Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army from 1945.
Hong Sa-ik
Hong Sa-ik (洪思翊) was a Korean career officer who rose to lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army and was hanged in Manila in 1946 as a class B war criminal.
Ji Cheong-cheon
Ji Cheong-cheon (지청천, 1888–1957) was a Korean soldier and independence activist, commander-in-chief of the Korean Independence Army and later of the Korea Liberation Army during the Japanese colonial period.
Kawabe Torashirō
Kawabe Torashirō (河辺虎四郎, 1890–1960) was a Japanese lieutenant general who was the last Vice Chief of the Army General Staff, serving at Japan's surrender in 1945.
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav (Хатанбаатар Магсаржав), born in 1877 or 1878, was a Mongolian general who captured Khovd in 1912, won the hereditary title Khatanbaatar, and never lost a battle.
Kim Yong-hyun (김용현)
Kim Yong-hyun (김용현, 金龍顯), born 1959, retired ROK Army lieutenant general, Yoon Suk Yeol confidant, Presidential Security Service chief and 50th defense minister; first arrested and indicted official in the 3 December 2024 martial law insurrection case.
Kong Le
Kong Le (1934–2014) was a Lao paratroop captain who seized Vientiane in a nearly bloodless coup on 9 August 1960, becoming the neutralist faction's military leader.
Koxinga (国姓爷)
Koxinga, also known as Zheng Chenggong, was a Ming loyalist general who expelled the Dutch from Taiwan in 1661. He ruled the island as the Kingdom of Tungning until 1683.
Kris Sivara
Kris Sivara was a Thai army commander and politician, the 19th army commander-in-chief from 1973 to 1975, whose refusal to crush the 1973 uprising helped end military rule.
Kyaw Zaw
Kyaw Zaw, born Maung Shwe and known as Thakin Shwe, was a Burmese general and one of the Thirty Comrades who founded the Burma Independence Army.