Indonesian Constitutional Assembly

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The Indonesian Constitutional Assembly was a representative body convened in the 1950s to draft a permanent constitution for the newly independent Republic of Indonesia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional assembly
legislative body
alsoKnownAs Indonesian Konstituante NERFINISHED
Konstituante NERFINISHED
Konstituante Indonesia NERFINISHED
couldNotReach two‑thirds majority on constitutional formula
country Indonesia
dissolutionMethod presidential decree
dissolved 1959
dissolvedBy President Sukarno NERFINISHED
electionDate 1955
endTime 1959
hasRole debating the form of the Indonesian state
deciding on the role of religion in the state
drafting a permanent constitution for Indonesia
hasTopic distribution of powers between central and regional governments
form of government in Indonesia
relationship between Islam and the state
state ideology Pancasila NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentDuringExistence Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo NERFINISHED
headOfStateDuringExistence President Sukarno NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod post‑independence Indonesia
inception 1956
jurisdiction Republic of Indonesia NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName Indonesian
legalBasis Provisional Constitution of 1950 NERFINISHED
legislativePeriod Liberal Democracy period of Indonesia
locatedIn Bandung NERFINISHED
Java
Republic of Indonesia NERFINISHED
West Java
mainIdeologicalCamps supporters of an Islamic constitution
supporters of the 1945 Constitution
supporters of the 1950 Provisional Constitution
meetsIn Bandung NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers approximately 514
partOf political history of Indonesia
precededBy Central Indonesian National Committee NERFINISHED
Provisional House of Representatives (for constitutional drafting functions) NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution failure to agree on a new permanent constitution
restoration of the 1945 Constitution
replacedBy People's Consultative Assembly NERFINISHED
requiredMajorityForDecision two‑thirds majority
selectionMethod general election
significance attempt to create a permanent constitution for Indonesia after independence
significantEvent Presidential Decree of 5 July 1959 NERFINISHED
deadlock over adoption of the 1945 Constitution versus a new constitution
debates on Islamic state versus secular state
startTime 1956

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Masyumi (historical association) participatedIn Indonesian Constitutional Assembly
subject surface form: Masyumi