1948 in Indonesia

← 1947 1946 1945 1948 in Indonesia → 1949 1950 1951
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See also:	History of Indonesia Timeline of Indonesian history List of years in Indonesia

Events in the year 1948 in Indonesia. The country had an estimated population of 72,979,300.^[1]

Incumbents

• President: Sukarno
• Vice President: Mohammad Hatta
• Prime Minister: Amir Sjarifuddin (until 29 January), Mohammad Hatta (from 29 January)
• Chief Justice: Kusumah Atmaja

Events

• Continuing Indonesian National Revolution
• 17 January - Ratification of the Renville Agreement
• 23 January - End of the Second Amir Sjarifuddin Cabinet
• 2 February - First Hatta Cabinet takes office
• 28 February - Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 40 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 41 at the United Nations Security Council
• 29 July - Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 55
• 16 August - Founding of Bali Post Media Group media conglomerate
• Madiun Affair
• 31 October - Establishment of the Protestant Church in West Indonesia
• 19–20 December - Operation Kraai
• 24 December - Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 63
• 28 December - Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 64 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 65
• Founding of Lippo Bank

Births

• March 8 - Sinta Nuriyah, 4th First Lady of Indonesia, wife of Abdurrahman Wahid
• April 10 - Fauzi Bowo, politician, diplomat and former governor of Jakarta
• December 3 - Abdul Hamid, actor and puppeteer (died 2022)

Sports

• Founding of Assyabaab Surabaya football club

References

1. "Population". www.bi.go.id (in Indonesian). Bank Indonesia. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 11 September 2014.