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.
List of Acting president
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Kisah Dua Presiden Indonesia yang Terlupakan Sejarah, Bahkan Dicap Pemberontak". GoodnewsfromIndonesia. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Beranda Nasional 2 Presiden Indonesia yang Kerap Dilupakan: Sjafruddin Prawiranegara dan Mr Assaat". Nasional Tempo. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Supersemar: Transisi Kekuasaan Presiden Soekarno kepada Jenderal Soeharto". kemlu.go.id. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 3 February 2023.