Mohammad Hatta
Mohammad Hatta ( listen (info • help);12 August 1902 – 14 March 1980) was Indonesia's first Vice President of Indonesia, later also being the country's Prime Minister. He fought for the independence of Indonesia from the Dutch.[1]
Mohammad Hatta | |
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![]() Mohammad Hatta in 1950 | |
1st Vice President of Indonesia | |
In office 18 August 1945 – 1 December 1956 | |
President | Sukarno |
Succeeded by | Hamengkubuwono IX |
3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia | |
In office 29 January 1948 – 20 December 1949 | |
President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Amir Sjarifoeddin |
Succeeded by | Susanto Tirtoprodjo (acting) Mohammad Natsir |
4th Minister of Defence of Indonesia | |
In office 29 January 1948 – 4 August 1949 | |
President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Amir Sjarifoeddin |
Succeeded by | Hamengkubuwono IX |
4th Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
In office 20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950 | |
President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Agus Salim |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Roem |
Personal details | |
Born | Fort de Kock, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies | 12 August 1902
Died | 14 March 1980 Jakarta, Indonesia | (aged 77)
Nationality | Indonesia |
Political party | Indonesian National Party |
Spouse(s) | Rahmi Rachim |
Children | Meutia Hatta Gemala Hatta Halida Hatta |
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Hatta died on 14 March 1980 in Jakarta and was buried in Jakarta's Tanah Kusir public cemetery.
Awards
- Order of the Sacred Treasure (1943)
- Bintang Gerilya (1952)
- Honorary doctoral Indonesia University "UI" (1958)
Mohammad Hatta Media
Leaders of Perhimpoenan Indonesia. Left to right: Gunawan Mangunkusumo, Mohammad Hatta, Iwa Kusumasumantri, Sastro Mulyono, and R.M. Sartono
Mohammed Hatta on the day of his departure to Indonesia after the 1949 Round Table conference in The Hague
Indonesian Vice-president Hatta and Dutch Queen Juliana signing the recognition of sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia
Hatta depicted in a contemporary Wayang Kulit puppet.
References
- ↑ Kahin, George McTurnan (1961) [1952]. Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Position Created |
Vice President of Indonesia 18 August 1945 – 1 December 1956 |
Succeeded by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX |
Preceded by Amir Sjarifoeddin |
Prime Minister of Indonesia 29 January 1948 – 16 January 1950 |
Succeeded by Abdul Halim |