The State of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Negara Republik Indonesia, old spelling: Negara Repoeblik Indonesia, lit. 'State of the Republic of Indonesia') was a federated 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]
| State of the Republic of Indonesia Negara Republik Indonesia | |
|---|---|
| State of Indonesia | |
| 1949–1950 | |
 The United States of Indonesia. The State of the Republic of Indonesia is shown in red. | |
| Capital | Yogyakarta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federated republic |
| President | |
• 1949–1950 | Assaat |
| Prime minister | |
• 1949–1950 | Susanto Tirtoprodjo (acting) |
• 1950 | Abdul Halim |
| Historical era | Cold War |
• Established as component state of RUSI | 27 December 1949 |
• Unitary republic formed | 17 August 1950 |
| Today part of | Indonesia |
President
editAssaat Datuk Mudo was the only president of this Yogyakarta-based republic
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
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Assaat (1904–1976) |
27 December 1949 | 15 August 1950 | 231 days | |
See also
edit
Notes
edit- ^ Reid 1974, p. 162.
- ^ Ricklefs 2001, p. 355.
- ^ Feith 2008, p. 57.
- ^ Simanjuntak 2003, pp. 102–106.
- ^ Ricklefs 2001, p. 374.
- ^ Kahin 1952, p. 445.
References
edit- Feith, Herbert (2008) [1962]. The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia. Singapore: Equininox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-979-3780-45-0.
- 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.