President of East Indonesia | |
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Style | Mr. President |
Seat | Makassar |
Term length | Undefined |
Inaugural holder | Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati |
Formation | 24 December 1946 |
The President of East Indonesia was the Head of State of the State of East Indonesia, the longest lasting state in the United Sttaes of Indonesia. The position was established following the Conference held in Denpasar in 1946. President Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati was the first person to held and served the longest term in this position, he was inaugurated as the president on 24 December 1946. The post was abolished on 17 August 1950 following the Dissolution of the East Indonesia itself.
Powers and duties
editThe powers and authority posessed by the post was being able to appoint ministers to the cabinet and to dismiss them.
List of officeholders
editBalinese nobleman Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati was elected president at the Denpasar Conference that established the state, and held that position for the duration of the state's existence (24 December 1946 – 17 August 1950). Soekawati would at times went on overseas visit, during which the chair of the Provisional Representative Body would serve as acting president.[1][2]
Name | Title | Term of office | Duration | ||
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Term start | Term end | ||||
Tjokorda Gde Raka Soekawati | President | 24 December 1946[3][4] | 17 August 1950[a] | 3 years, 7 months and 24 days | |
Mohammad Kaharoeddin III of Sumbawa | Acting President | 11 August 1947[5] | 24 September 1947[6] | 1 month and 13 days | |
Husain Puang Limboro | Acting President | 3 May 1950[7] | 17 August 1950[b] | 3 months and 14 days |
References
edit- ^ Anak Agung 1995, p. 131.
- ^ Anak Agung 1995, p. 120.
- ^ Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia 1981, p. 122
- ^ Kahin 1965, p. 364
- ^ Anak Agung 1995, p. 273.
- ^ Anak Agung 1995, p. 306.
- ^ Anak Agung 1995, p. 772-773.
- ^ Date of the dissolution of the State of East Indonesia.
- ^ Following the conclusion of a conference between the Federal Government and the states, president Soekawati did not return to Makassar immediately; Instead, the Putuhena cabinet was inaugurated by acting president Limboro on 10 May 1950. See Anak Agung (1995), p. 774.
Sources
edit- 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.
- Kahin, George McTurnan (1952), Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia, Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press