DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA/SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE ARMED FORCES ON THE RETURN TO THE CONSTITUTION OF 1945

"In the name of the one and only God, we President of the Republic of Indonesia/Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, hereby solemnly declare:

That the recommendation of the President and the Government to return to the 1945 Constitution, which recommendation was conveyed to all people of Indonesia in the statement of the President on April 22, 1959, has not been decided upon by the Constituent Assembly as stipulated in the Provisional Constitution;

That because of the decision of the majority of members of the Constitution-making body to attend no more sessions, it is no longer possible for the Constituent Assembly to conclude the task entrusted to it by people;

That this creates a situation within the State order which endangers the unity and the safety of the State, the national and the people, and which constitutes an obstruction to overall progress and development in acheiving a just and prosperous society:

That with the support of the majority of the Indonesian People, and impelled by our own conviction, we are obliged to follow the only way possible to save our proclamation state;

That we have the conviction that the Jakarta Charter, dated June 22, 1945, gave an inspiration to the 1945 Constitution and is linked in unity with that Constitution;

Therefore, based on the above-mentioned considerations, we, the President of the Republic of Indonesia/Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, declare the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly; declare the reapplication of the 1945 Constitution for the whole Indonesia people and the whole Indonesia fatherland as from the date of the decree, and the discontinuance of the provisional Contitution.

The formation of the Provisional People's Consultative Congress (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Sementara), consisting of members of the people's Representative council (Parliament)(Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) plus representatives from the regions and from groupings, and the formation of the Provisional Supreme Advisory Council (Dewan Pertimbangan Agung Sementara) will be realised in the shortest possible time."

Issued at Jakarta, dated 5 July 1959, 17:00, in the name of the people of Indonesia:


President of the Republic of
Indonesia/Supreme Commander of
the Armed Forces, Sukarno.