According to common military standards, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono may be considered a deviation. Physically he looks like a traditional soldier: well-built, muscular and taller than the average Indonesian. But when he speaks, this general, who was born in Pacitan, East Java, on September 9, 1949, it is difficult to believe that he is a soldier.

This retired general does not use short, businesslike sentences, he also does not snap, which is