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EFFORT TO REUNITE THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
(1950 – 1960)

The DPR, formed based on a parliamentary go-
vernment in 1955, still operated but under the
presidential government. The 1959 DPR was
sworn in on July 23, 1959 at the State Palace by Article 1 of Presidential
President Soekarno. Presidential Decree No.
157/1959 determined the same leadership for Decree Number 7 of
1959, namely: 1959 stated that a Party

• Speaker: Mr. Sartono was an organization
• Vice SpeakerI: H. Zainul Arifin of people’s groups

• Vice Speaker II: Arudji Kartawinata with a shared desire to

• Vice Speaker III: H. Zainul Abidin Ahmad achieve their goals as
structured in the form
The 1959 DPR had 18 factions. Factions were
formed by members from the same party or of a State.
group or those with the same political principles.
However, not all DPR members got into a faction
— four members, for example, decided not to join
any faction.

After the issuance of the Presidential Decree, Prime Minister Juanda and
the Karya Cabinet handed over their mandate on July 6, 1959. Thus, a
new cabinet with a presidential system was formed, namely the Kabinet
Kerja (Working Cabinet). The cabinet was ratified on July 9, 1959 based
on Presidential Decree No. 153/1959. In Working Cabinet I, President
Soekarno acted as prime minister. To assist him in settling government
affairs in the Working Cabinet I, President Soekarno appointed Juanda
as the first minister. The Working Cabinet ruled from 1959 to 1964, com-
prising Working Cabinet I, Working Cabinet II, Working Cabinet III, and
Working Cabinet IV.

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