Returning To The Unitary State (1950)

The Netherlands recognized the sovereignty of the Republic Federation of Indonesia on December 2nd, 1949. The federation state was never the desired govermental system for Indonesia, but was, in fact; a result of a compromise forced by the Dutch. Indonesians across the archipelago consequently demanded the abolishment of the federation state and the reinstatement of Indonesia as a unitary state. Several federal states spontaneously declare their unification with the Republic of Indonesia which was part of Republic Federation of Indonesia. The struggle for reinstatement of Indonesia culminated in a deliberation, held on August 1, 1950, between the government of Republic Federation of Indonesia and the existing federal states. The deliberation resulted a decision to relinquish the federal state and to reestablish the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.