Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence

Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence

Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia
独立準備委員会
Dokuritsu Junbi Īnkai
Type
Type
History
Established7 August 1945 (1945-08-07)
Disbanded29 August 1945 (1945-08-29)
Preceded byInvestigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence
Succeeded byCentral Indonesian National Committee
Leadership
Chair
Vice Chair
Seats27 members
Meeting place
Council of the Indies Building

The Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (Indonesian: Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia, abbreviated as PPKI; Japanese: 独立準備委員会, Hepburn: Dokuritsu Junbi Īnkai) was a body established on 7 August 1945 to prepare for the transfer of authority from the occupying Japanese to Indonesia. It approved and promulgated the first Constitution of Indonesia, and appointed Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta as the first president and vice president of Indonesia, respectively.


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