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Negara and Neo-lands of the United States of Indonesia
CategoryFederated state and Autonomous regions
LocationUnited States of Indonesia
Created bySoevereiniteitsoverdracht
Created
  • 27 December 1949
Abolished by
Abolished
  • March–May 1950
  • 17 August 1950
Number7 states (Including Republic of Indonesia) and 9 Neo-lands (as of 1949)
Government
Subdivisions

The United States of Indonesia (RIS) was a federated state consisted of states and territories inherited from the former governorates and regencies of the Dutch East Indies which was formally transferred to the Republic of Indonesia following the Round Table Conference through the Soevereiniteitsoverdracht in December 1949. The RIS comprised sixteen main entities: seven states (negara), including the "Republic of Indonesia" consisting of parts of Java and Sumatra (a combined population of over 31 million); and the nine formerly directly-ruled territories (neo-lands, Dutch: neo-landschappen).

Apart from the Republic of Indonesia, all these constituent entities, which had populations between 100,000 and 11 million, were established by the Dutch. Also included were some smaller entities not seen as viable as distinct political entities.[1][2][3]

The last two states to dissolved and later merged into the territories of the Republic of Indonesia were State of East Indonesia and State of East Sumatra in August 1950 after it reached a concensus to "Dissolve and Merge" its territories to Indonesia in a Three-Way Conference.

History

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Background

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Formation

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States

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Name Established Capital Area (sq km)[4] Dissolved Notes[5]
Republic of Indonesia 17 August 1945[6] Yogyakarta - 17 August 1950 -
States
East Indonesia 24 December 1946[7] Makassar 346,300 17 August 1950[8] Longest-lasting state
East Sumatra 25 December 1947[9][10] Medan 17,500 17 August 1950[8] Along with East Indonesia, the last state to be dissolved
Madura 20 February 1948[11] Pamekasan  5,500 9 March 1950[12] State
Pasundan 25 February 1948[11] Bandung 35,900 11 March 1950[12] State
South Sumatra 2 September 1948[11] Palembang 74,000 24 March 1950[12]   State
East Java 27  November 1948[11] Surabaya 22,200 9 March 1950 [12]  State

Autonomous entities

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Autonomous entities
West Borneo 12 May 1947[13][14] Pontianak 146,800 22 April 1950 [15]
East Borneo 12 May 1947[16] Samarinda 200,000 24 March 1950[12] Federation
Great Dayak 3 June 1947[16] Banjarmasin 132,000 4 April 1950[12] Neo-land
Bandjar 14 January 1948[17] - 26,000 4 April 1950[12]
Southeast Borneo Federation March 1947[18] - 14,100 4 April 1950[12] Federation
Bangka July 1947[19] 12,000 4 April 1950[12] Neo-land
Billiton July 1947[19] 4,800 4 April 1950[12] Neo-land
Riouw July 1947[19] 10,800 4 April 1950[12] Neo-land
Central Java 2 March 1949[20][note 1] Semarang 14,000 9 March 1950[12]   Undefined political entity

Other regions

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Other regions
Kotawaringin - 20,600 4 April 1950[12] Autonomous community
Padang - - 9 March 1950[12]   Autonomous community
Sabang - 9 March 1950[12]   Autonomous community
Djakarta Federal District June 1948 [21] 3,000 11 March 1950[12]

Dissolution

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Recognition by the Dutch authorities of the temporary representative body Schiller 1955, p. 121
  1. ^ Kahin 1970, p. 447.
  2. ^ Cribb & Kahin 2004, p. 372.
  3. ^ Cribb 2000, p. 170.
  4. ^ Dept. of Home Affairs 1949, pp. 566–567.
  5. ^ Schiller 1955, p. 193.
  6. ^ Schiller 1955, p. 182.
  7. ^ Kahin 1952, p. 355.
  8. ^ a b Reid 1974, p. 165.
  9. ^ Kahin 1952, p. 225.
  10. ^ Reid 1974, p. 117.
  11. ^ a b c d Cribb 2000, p. 160.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Simanjuntak 2003, pp. 99–100.
  13. ^ Reid 1974, p. 100.
  14. ^ Schiller 1955, p. 183.
  15. ^ Kahin 1952, p. 456.
  16. ^ a b Wehl 1948, p. 165.
  17. ^ Schiller 1955, p. 103.
  18. ^ Schiller 1955, p. 121.
  19. ^ a b c Schiller 1955, p. 111.
  20. ^ Schiller 1955, p. 192.
  21. ^ Schiller 1955, p. 194.

Sources

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