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

To carry out its duties, PPN established four commissions: 1. Central
Commission, 2. Procedure Commission, 3. Administrative Commission,
and 4. Military Commission.

The main tasks of VAT were:

1. To elect the President of the RIS.

2. To coordinate security throughout Indonesia.

3. To complete the transfer of government.

On November 25, 1949, the PPN began holding its Each state would be
first plenary session. In that session, the Chair of represented by one
the Procedure Commission, Prof. Dr. Supomo, de-
livered the procedure for selecting the President person, bringing the
of the RIS, signing the RIS Constitution, and re- number of members to
ceiving the transfer of sovereignty from the Neth-
erlands. 16 people. The election
committee then went
Then in a session on December 6, 1949, the Pro-
cedure Commission determined that the election by the name the State
process for the first RIS President would be orga- Authorities.
nized by an election committee that would soon
be formed. The committee members consisted of
representatives from Indonesia and other states
that had previously joined the BFO. Each state
would be represented by one person, bringing the
number of members to 16 people. The election committee then went by
the name the State Authorities. The Procedure Commission also stipu-
lated that the state representatives sign the RIS Constitution.

Per the Procedure Commission’s provisions, the RIS Constitution was
signed on December 14, 1949. Meanwhile, the election for the RIS Presi-
dent was held on December 16, 1949, with a single candidate, namely
Soekarno, who was previously the President of the Republic of Indone-
sia-Yogya. Therefore, the Republic of Indonesia must approve Soekarno’s
appointment. The KNIP Working Committee (BP) stated its approval in
the session, so Sukarno was accepted as President of RIS. The following
day, December 17, 1949, at Siti Hinggil Keraton Yogyakarta, Sukarno was
sworn in as President of the RIS.

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