The State of the Republic of Indonesia (, old spelling: , ) was a federated state 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 Portrait Name Term of office Took office Left office Time in office Assaat 27 December 1949 15 August 1950
See also
History of Indonesia Indonesian National Revolution Indonesian regions
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