List of acting presidents of Indonesia explained

The Acting President of Indonesia was the position held by people who had temporarily served as the head of state of Indonesia, there are currently three people who have served as temporary presidents of Indonesia.

Sjafruddin Prawiranegara was the first person who served as the head of state of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution, he led the emergency government after both Sukarno and Hatta were captured by the Dutch authorities after the second police action. Another acting president was Mr. Assaat, the head of state of the Yogyakarta-based republic from 1949 to 1950, thus it named him as one of the acting presidents of Indonesia.^{[1] [2]}

Suharto served as Indonesia's acting president from 1967 to 1968 before he was sworn in as president by the parliament in 1968.

List of Acting president

President	Image	Government	From	Until
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara		PDRI (Emergency Cabinet)	22 December 1948	13 July 1949
Assaat Datuk Mudo		Republic of Indonesia (1949–1950)	27 December 1949	15 August 1950
Suharto		New Order (Indonesia)	12 March 1967^[3]	27 March 1968

See also

• President of Indonesia
  • List of presidents of Indonesia
• Vice President of Indonesia
• Prime Minister of Indonesia

Notes and References

1. News: Kisah Dua Presiden Indonesia yang Terlupakan Sejarah, Bahkan Dicap Pemberontak . 3 February 2023 . GoodnewsfromIndonesia . 17 June 2021.
2. News: Beranda Nasional 2 Presiden Indonesia yang Kerap Dilupakan: Sjafruddin Prawiranegara dan Mr Assaat . 3 February 2023 . Nasional Tempo . 11 January 2023.
3. Web site: Supersemar: Transisi Kekuasaan Presiden Soekarno kepada Jenderal Soeharto . kemlu.go.id . Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 3 February 2023.