What was the official constitutional name of the temporary federal state formed on 27 December 1949 under the Round Table Conference agreements, which lasted until August 1950?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Republic of the United States of Indonesia (RUSI / RIS)
- Step 1: The Republik Indonesia Serikat (RIS) was established as a federal republic comprising the Republic of Indonesia and 15 Dutch-created autonomous states. Step 2. It operated under the 1949 RIS Federal Constitution until it was formally dissolved into the unitary Republic on 17 August 1950. Answer: Republic of the United States of Indonesia (RUSI / RIS). Why not the others: NKRI was the unitary republic restored in August 1950.
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