Republic of Indonesia (1949–50)
The Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Negara Republik Indonesia, old spelling: Negara Repoeblik Indonesia, lit. "State of the Republic of Indonesia") was a federal state (negara bagian) of the United States of Indonesia (RUSI) which was established on 27 December 1949.[1] The territory of the state included parts of Java and most of Sumatra, and its capital was Yogyakarta.[2] The acting president of the Republic was Assaat (Sukarno became president of the RUSI)[3] and the prime minister was first Susanto Tirtoprodjo until 16 January 1950, then Abdul Halim.[4] On 17 August, the United States of Indonesia ceased to exist as the last of the component states dissolved themselves into a unitary Republic of Indonesia encompassing the entire territory of the former Dutch East Indies except for West Papua.[5][6]
| Republic of Indonesia Negara Repoeblik Indonesia | |||||||||
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 Coat of arms
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 The United States of Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia is shown in red. | |||||||||
| Capital | Yogyakarta | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Federated republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1949–1950 | Assaat | ||||||||
| Prime minister | |||||||||
• 1949–1950 | Susanto Tirtoprodjo | ||||||||
• 1950 | Abdul Halim | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established as component state of RUSI | 27 December 1949 | ||||||||
• Unitary republic formed | 17 August 1950 | ||||||||
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See also
- History of Indonesia
- Indonesian National Revolution
- Indonesian regions
Notes
- Reid 1974, p. 162.
- Ricklefs 1991, p. 355.
- Feith 2008, p. 57.
- Simanjuntak 2003, pp. 102-106.
- Ricklefs 1991, p. 374.
- Kahin 1952, p. 445.
References
- Feith, Herbert (2008) [1962]. The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia. Singapore: Equininox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd. ISBN 979-3780-45-2.
- Kahin, George McTurnan (1952), Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia, Cornell University Press
- Reid, Anthony J.S (1974), The Indonesian National Revolution, 1945-1950, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia: Longman, ISBN 0-582-71047-2
- Ricklefs, M.C. (2001) [1981]. A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1300 (3rd ed.). Palgrave. pp. 373–374. ISBN 978-0-230-54685-1.
- Simanjuntak, P. N. H. (2003), Kabinet-Kabinet Republik Indonesia: Dari Awal Kemerdekaan Sampai Reformasi (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Djambatan, ISBN 979-428-499-8.
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