United States of Indonesia: Polity Style: 1949-1950 14 Dec 1949 Provisional Constitution of Republik Indonesia Serikat (United States of Indonesia) is signed by representatives of 7 states and 9 territories at a ceremony in Batavia 27 Dec 1949 Provisional Constitution takes effect upon the transfer of sovereignty from the Netherlands to national government at public ceremonies in Amsterdam, Batavia and Yogyakarta 27 Dec 1949 - 17 Aug 1950 Republik Indonesia Serikat 19 May 1950 charter of agreement between the governments of the United States of Indonesia and the Republic of Indonesia on the formation of a unitarian state 17 Aug 1950 dissolved upon the coming into force of the Provisional Constitution of the unitarian Indonesia Last updated on: 15 Nov 2010 21:00:00