State of South Sumatra

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State of South Sumatra
Negara Sumatra Selatan
State of the United States of Indonesia
1948 – 1950
(Sovereign state until 27 December 1949)
Flag of South Sumatra.svg
South Sumatra in the United States of Indonesia.svg
South Sumatra in the United States of Indonesia
Capital Palembang
History
Historical eraCold War
• State of South Sumatra established
30 August 1948
• Merged with the Republic of Indonesia
24 March 1950
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of Indonesia.svg South Sumatra
South Sumatra Flag of Indonesia.svg

The State of South Sumatra (Indonesian : Negara Sumatra Selatan) was a federal state and part of the United States of Indonesia formed in the southern part of Sumatra by the Netherlands in 1948 as part of an attempt to reestablish the colony of the Dutch East Indies during the Indonesian National Revolution.

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Background

In December 1947, the Dutch established a Body for the Preparation of South Sumatra to establish a federal state in an area originally planned to remain part of the Republic of Indonesia. Subsequently the Dutch also formed a 36-member advisory council comprising 30 Indonesians, 2 Dutch citizens and representatives of the Chinese, Arabic and Indian ethnic communities. This group then elected Abdul Malik as its chairman, and he became head of state when State of South Sumatra was formally established on 30 August 1948. It covered approximately one quarter of the area of the province of South Sumatra. [1] [2]

Government

Upon the establishment of the state, Abdul Malik was inaugurated as head of state by a representative of the Dutch crown in Palembang's Great Mosque. The people's representative assembly, a continuation of the advisory council, was the most powerful state institution, but the annual state budget was set by the head of state, and submitted it to the assembly for approval. A number of government departments were established, and ministers appointed as follows:

Many Dutch nationals held positions as heads of government agencies and mayors, including of the capital, Palembang. [3]

Dissolution

By early 1950, there were growing calls for the constituent states of the RUSI to dissolve themselves into a unitary Republic of Indonesia. [4] The South Sumatra representative assembly voted for reintegration into the Republic of Indonesia, and asked for the state to be placed under the control of a RUSI representative, rather than the head of state. The dissolution was facilitated by RUSI Presidential Regulation No. 126/1950, through which the State of South Sumatra ceased to exist as of 24 March 1950. [5] [6]

Notable people

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Notes

  1. ↑ Kahin 1961, p. 383.
  2. ↑ Alian 2013, p. 7-11.
  3. ↑ Alian 2013, p. 11.
  4. ↑ Feith 2007, p. 61.
  5. ↑ Feith 2007, p. 63-64.
  6. ↑ Simanjuntak 2003, p. 100.

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