The Acting President of Indonesia was the position held by people who had temporarily served as the head of state of Indonesia, there are currently three people who have served as temporary presidents of Indonesia.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara was the first person who served as the head of state of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution, he led the emergency government after both Sukarno and Hatta were captured by the Dutch authorities after the second police action. Another acting president was Mr. Assaat was the head of state of the Yogyakarta-based republic from 1949 to 1950, thus it named him as one of the acting presidents of Indonesia. [1] [2]
Suharto served as Indonesia's acting president from 1967 to 1968 before he was sworn in as president by the parliament in 1968.
| President | Image | Government | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjafruddin Prawiranegara |  | PDRI (Emergency Cabinet) | 22 December 1948 | 13 July 1949 |
| Assaat Datuk Mudo |  | Republic of Indonesia (1949–1950) | 27 December 1949 | 15 August 1950 |
| Suharto |  | New Order (Indonesia) | 12 March 1967 [3] | 27 March 1968 |
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia was a revolutionary government set up in Sumatra to oppose the central government of Indonesia in 1958.
The Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia was established by Indonesian Republicans after the Netherlands occupied the at the time capital city of Yogyakarta in Central Java, the location of the temporary Republican capital during the Indonesian National Revolution. It was established in the city of Bukittinggi and led by Sjafruddin Prawiranegara.
The president of the Republic of Indonesia is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government and is the commander-in-chief of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Since 2004, the president and vice president are directly elected to a five-year term, once renewable, allowing for a maximum of 10 years in office.
The vice president of the Republic of Indonesia is second-highest officer in the executive branch of the Indonesian government, after the president, and ranks first in the presidential line of succession. Since 2004, the president and vice president are directly elected to a five-year term.
Assaat Datuk Mudo, known as Mr. Assaat, was born in Banuhampu, Agam, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. He was the only President of the Yogyakarta-based Republic of Indonesia before it became the part of the United States of Indonesia, and was in office from December 1949 until August 1950. He and a number of Indonesia founders, fought for the independence of Indonesia from the Dutch.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara was an Indonesian statesman and economist. He served as the head of government in the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia, as Minister of Finance in several cabinets, and was the first Governor of Bank Indonesia between 1951 and 1958. He then became the prime minister of the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia, a shadow government set up in opposition to the country's central government.
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