Republic of Indonesia (1949–1950) explained

Conventional Long Name:State of the Republic of Indonesia
Native Name:Indonesian: Negara Republik Indonesia
Common Name:Indonesia
Subdivision:Federation
Nation:Indonesia
Status Text:State of Indonesia
Today:Indonesia
Image Map Caption:The United States of Indonesia. The State of the Republic of Indonesia is shown in red.
Government Type:Federated republic
Title Leader:President
Leader1:Assaat
Year Leader1:1949–1950
Title Deputy:Prime minister
Year Deputy1:1949–1950
Deputy2:Abdul Halim
Year Deputy2:1950
Capital:Yogyakarta
Era:Cold War
Event Start:Established as component state of RUSI
Date Start:27 December
Year Start:1949
Event End:Unitary republic formed
Date End:17 August
Year End:1950

The State of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Negara Republik Indonesia, old spelling: Indonesian: Negara Repoeblik Indonesia,) was a federated state Indonesian: (negara bagian) of the United States of Indonesia (RUSI) which was established on 27 December 1949. The territory of the state included parts of Java and most of Sumatra, and its capital was Yogyakarta. The acting president of the Republic was Assaat (Sukarno became president of the RUSI) and the prime minister was first Susanto Tirtoprodjo until 16 January 1950, then Abdul Halim. 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.

President

Assaat Datuk Mudo was the only president of this Yogyakarta-based republic

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