Elected body in Indonesia convened to draft a permanent constitution (1956-59)
Constitutional Assembly
Konstituante
National emblem of Indonesia
Type
Type
Constituent assembly
History
Founded
9 November 1956 (1956-11-09)
Disbanded
5 July 1959 (1959-07-05)
Leadership
Speaker
Wilopo, PNI
Deputy Speaker
Prawoto Mangkusasmito, Masyumi
Deputy Speaker
Johannes Leimena, Parkindo
Deputy Speaker
Fathurrahman Kafrawi, NU
Deputy Speaker
Sakirman, PKI
Deputy Speaker
Ratu Aminah Hidayat, IPKI
Elections
First election
15 December 1955
Meeting place
Constitutional Assembly Building, Bandung
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