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FROM VOLKSRAAD TO THE CENTRAL INDONESIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
(1917–1949)

Members of BPUPKI were divided into several Bunkakai and a Fun- Volksraad Assembly Kick-Off
damental Law Committee with 19 members under the leadership of in 1939.
Soekarno. The name of this committee was later changed to the Con- (Source: Bataviaasch nieuwsblad,
15 June 1939)
stitutional Committee. Some of the Constitutional Committee members
were assigned to sit on the Small Committee for Drafting the Constitu-
tion under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Mr. Supomo. In carrying out its
duties, BPUPKI held two official sessions and one informal session, all
of which were held in Jakarta prior to the Japanese defeat against the
Allied Forces on August 14, 1945.

BPUPKI held official sessions discussing issues regarding the na-
tional principles, state territories, citizenship, and Constitution drafts,
which was facilitated directly by BPUPKI Chairman Dr. Rajiman
Wedyodiningrat. The first session took place from May 28 to June
1, 1945 to discuss the national principles. The second session took
place on July 10–17, 1945 to discuss the draft of the Preamble to the
Constitution, economics and finance, defense, and education and
pedagogy.

The unofficial session, which was attended by 38 of BPUPKI’s mem-
bers, took place during a recess between the first and second sessions
to discuss the draft of the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution. This ses-
sion was chaired by BPUPKI member, Soekarno.

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