Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty

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The Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty was the formal agreement in 1949 by which the Netherlands recognized and transferred sovereignty to the newly formed Republic of the United States of Indonesia, marking Indonesia’s official independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
legal instrument
treaty
alsoKnownAs Charter on the Transfer of Sovereignty to Indonesia
Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty
surface form: Sovereignty Transfer Charter
basedOnAgreementReachedAt Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference
category 1949 in international relations
Indonesian independence
Treaties of Indonesia
Treaties of the Netherlands
countryInvolved Netherlands
Republik Indonesia Serikat
surface form: Republic of the United States of Indonesia
dateSigned 1949-12-27
establishedStateForm Republik Indonesia Serikat
surface form: Republic of the United States of Indonesia
followsEvent Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference
Indonesian National Revolution
formerColonialPower Netherlands
hasTitle Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty self-link
historicalPeriod 20th century
language Dutch
Indonesian
legalEffect ended Dutch sovereignty over the Dutch East Indies
locationSigned The Hague
marksEvent official recognition of Indonesian independence by the Netherlands
newlyIndependentState Republik Indonesia Serikat
surface form: Republic of the United States of Indonesia
politicalContext post–World War II decolonization
precedesEvent transition from federal Republic of the United States of Indonesia to unitary Republic of Indonesia
recognizedEntityAsSuccessor Republik Indonesia Serikat
surface form: Republic of the United States of Indonesia
recognizedGovernmentForm federal state
recognizedSovereigntyOf Republik Indonesia Serikat
surface form: Republic of the United States of Indonesia
region Southeast Asia
relatedTo Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference
Indonesian National Revolution
Indonesian National Revolution
surface form: Indonesian independence movement
relatesToFormerColony Dutch East Indies
relatesToTerritory Indonesia
signatory Kingdom of the Netherlands
Republik Indonesia Serikat
surface form: Republic of the United States of Indonesia
subject Indonesian independence
decolonization
tookEffectOn 1949-12-27
transferredSovereigntyFrom Netherlands
transferredSovereigntyTo Republik Indonesia Serikat
surface form: Republic of the United States of Indonesia
yearSigned 1949

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Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference concludedWith Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty
RTC significantAgreement Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty
subject surface form: Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference
Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty hasTitle Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty self-link
Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty alsoKnownAs Charter of Transfer of Sovereignty
this entity surface form: Sovereignty Transfer Charter