The Jakarta Charter: Broken Promises?

The constituent assembly was dissolved as no agreement was reached on the Jakarta Charter. Did Sukarno break his word?

November 6, 2001

LATER…gentlemen, when our nation is in a more peaceful situation, of course the Consultative Assembly (MPR) will convene again to prepare a more comprehensive and perfect constitution." Sukarno's appeal that day, August 18, 1945, finally ended the heated debate in the Indonesian Independence Preparation Committee (PPKI) on the new state's constitution.

The session agrees. With that, the constitution was "passed," without

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