List of heads of state of the United States of Indonesia

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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.

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This list does not include autonomous and unrecognized regions.

StateNameTitleTerm of officeDuration
Flag of Indonesia.svg United States of Indonesia Presiden Sukarno.jpg Sukarno President17 December 1949 [1] [lower-alpha 1] 17 August 1950 [lower-alpha 2] 243 days
Flag of Indonesia.svg Republic of Indonesia Assaat, Mr. Gelar Datuk Mudo, Kami Perkenalkan (1954) p76.jpg Assaat Acting President27 December 1949 [2] 15 August 1950 [3] 231 days
Flag of the State of East Indonesia.svg State of East Indonesia Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati, Volume I of Pendidikan Politik Rakjat, p4.jpg Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati President24 December 1946 [4] [5] 17 August 1950 [6] [lower-alpha 3] 3 years, 236 days
Flag of Pasundan.svg State of Pasundan R. A. A. Wiranatakusumah, Riwajat Singkat Terdirinja Negara Pasoendan (1948).jpg Wiranatakusumah V Wali Negara24 April 1948 [7] 10 February 1950 [8] [9] [lower-alpha 4] 1 year, 292 days
Flag of East Sumatra.svg State of East Sumatra Tengku Mansur.jpg Tengku MansurWali Negara29 January 1948 [10] 17 August 1950 [lower-alpha 5] 2 years, 200 days
Flag of South Sumatra.svg State of South Sumatra Abdul Malik.jpg Abdul MalikWali Negara28 December 1948 [11] 18 March 1950 [12] 1 year, 90 days
Flag of Various Autonomous Indonesian States.svg State of East Java Achmad Kusumonegoro De Locomotief 3 Dec 1948 p1.jpg Achmad KusumonegoroWali Negara1 December 1948 [13] 9 March 1950 [14] 1 year, 47 days
Flag of Various Autonomous Indonesian States.svg State of Madura Tjakraningrat XII.jpg Tjakraningrat XIIWali Negara20 February 1948 [15] 1 February 1950 [16] 1 year, 346 days

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  2. Feith 2007 , p. 57
  3. Tim Penyusun Sejarah 1970 , p. 26
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  14. Kahin 1952 , p. 456
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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.