Central Indonesian National Committee

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The Central Indonesian National Committee was a provisional legislative body that functioned as Indonesia’s early national parliament during the formative years following its 1945 independence.

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instanceOf historical organization
national parliament
provisional legislative body
abbreviation KNIP
associatedWithIdeology Indonesian nationalism
associatedWithPeriod formative years after 1945 independence
composition appointed members
representatives from political and social groups
representatives from various regions
country Indonesia
establishedAfterEvent Indonesian declaration of independence
surface form: Proclamation of Indonesian Independence
functionedAs temporary replacement for an elected parliament
governmentBranch legislative branch
historicalContext Indonesian National Revolution
languageOfWork Indonesian
legalBasis Constitution of Indonesia
surface form: Indonesian Constitution of 1945
legislativeFunction advised the president
approved government regulations
exercised legislative powers
served as a representative body
location Jakarta
nativeName Central Indonesian National Committee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Komite Nasional Indonesia Pusat
politicalSystemContext early republican period of Indonesia
replacedBy elected Indonesian parliament
reportedTo Sukarno
surface form: President Sukarno
role early national parliament of Indonesia
provisional legislature
significance helped shape early Indonesian state institutions
served as Indonesia’s early national parliament
status defunct
subordinateTo President of Indonesia

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People's Representative Council precededBy Central Indonesian National Committee
Operation Kraai opposedBy Central Indonesian National Committee
this entity surface form: Indonesian Republican government
Central Indonesian National Committee nativeName Central Indonesian National Committee self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Komite Nasional Indonesia Pusat
Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies followedBy Central Indonesian National Committee
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat historicalPredecessor Central Indonesian National Committee