List of heads of state of the United States of Indonesia

For a list of the heads of state of the current country, see List of presidents of Indonesia.

This article lists the heads of state of the United States of Indonesia , a short-lived federal state which existed from 17 December 1949 to 17 August 1950. The heads of state held different titles depending upon their constituent state. Each constituent state had the same head of state throughout the short existence of the federation.

This list does not include autonomous and unrecognized regions.

State	Name		Title	Term of office		Duration
United States of Indonesia		Sukarno	President	17 December 1949 [1] [a]	17 August 1950 [b]	243 days
Republic of Indonesia		Assaat	Acting President	27 December 1949 [2]	15 August 1950 [3]	231 days
State of East Indonesia		Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati	President	24 December 1946 [4] [5]	17 August 1950 [6] [c]	3 years, 236 days
State of Pasundan		Wiranatakusumah V	Wali Negara	24 April 1948 [7]	10 February 1950 [8] [9] [d]	1 year, 292 days
State of East Sumatra		Tengku Mansur	Wali Negara	29 January 1948 [10]	17 August 1950 [e]	2 years, 200 days
State of South Sumatra		Abdul Malik	Wali Negara	28 December 1948 [11]	18 March 1950 [12]	1 year, 90 days
State of East Java		Achmad Kusumonegoro	Wali Negara	1 December 1948 [13]	9 March 1950 [14]	1 year, 47 days
State of Madura		Tjakraningrat XII	Wali Negara	20 February 1948 [15]	1 February 1950 [16]	1 year, 346 days

Bibliography

• Abdullah, Taufik; Mulyani, Nani; Djumadiono, Didik; Salman, Budi (1995), 50 Tahun Indonesia Merdeka:1945-1965 (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Citra Media Persada
• Feith, Herbert (2007) [1962]. The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia. Singapore: Equininox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd. ISBN   978-979-3780-45-0.
• Helius, Sjamsuddin; Ekadjati, Edi S.; Marlina, Kuswiah; Wiwi, Ietje (1992), Menuju Negara Kesatuan: Negara Pasundan (PDF), Jakarta: Ministry of Education and Culture
• Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung (1996) [1995]. From the Formation of the State of East Indonesia Towards the Establishment of the United States of Indonesia. Translated by Owens, Linda. Yayasan Obor. ISBN   979-461-216-2.
• Government of East Sumatra (1948), Pemandangan ringkas ekonomi dan tata Negara Soematera Timoer, Medan: Druk Varekamp
• Kahin, George McTurnan (1952), Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia, Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press
• 1948 selajang pandang: setahun perdjuangan kearah pembangunan, keamanan, ketenteraman dan kesedjahteraan Indonesia (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Regeringsvoorlichtingsdienst, 1949
• Tim Penyusun Sejarah (1970), Seperempat Abad Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia [A Quarter Century of the People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia](PDF) (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Sekretariat DPR-GR

References

1. Feith 2007 , p. 57
2. Feith 2007 , p. 57
3. Tim Penyusun Sejarah 1970 , p. 26
4. Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung 1996 , p. 120
5. Kahin 1952 , p. 364
6. Ide Anak Agung Gde Agung 1996 , p. 120
7. RVD 1949 , p. 37
8. Helius et al. 1992 , p. 81
9. Feith 2007 , p. 63
10. Government of East Sumatra 1948 , p. 7
11. RVD 1949 , p. 28
12. Abdullah et al. 1995 , p. 298
13. Kahin 1952 , p. 381
14. Kahin 1952 , p. 456
15. RVD 1949 , p. 29
16. Cahoon, Ben (2019). "Indonesian States 1946-1950". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

Notes

1. The United States of Indonesia was officially established on 27 December 1949.
2. Date of the dissolution of the United States of Indonesia. Sukarno would concurrently serve as the President of the Republic of Indonesia after Assaat resigned in 15 August 1950.
3. Date of the dissolution of the State of East Indonesia.
4. Resignantion offered 30 January 1948, effective 10 February
5. Date of the dissolution of the State of East Sumatra.