State of Pasundan

State of Pasundan
Negara Pasundan
ᮕᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓᮔ᮪
1948–1950
Coat of arms of Pasundan
Coat of arms
Motto: Gemah Ripah, Pasir Wukir, Loh Djinawi (Sundanese)
(Prosperity and joy from the ocean to the mountains makes everybody thriving and longliving)
Anthem: Indonesia Raya[2]
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State of Pasundan within the USI
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  State of Pasundan
  Batavia/Jakarta Federal District[b][c]
  Banten[d]
StatusDutch-sponsored state (1948–1949)
Constituent state of the United States of Indonesia (1949–1950)
CapitalBandoeng
GovernmentParliamentary republic
Head of State 
• 1948–1950
R. A. A. Wiranatakusumah
Prime Minister 
• 1948–1949
Adil Poeradiredja
• 1949–1950
Djumhana Wiriaatmadja
• 1950
Anwar Tjokroaminoto
LegislatureParliament of Pasundan
Historical eraAftermath of World War II/Indonesian National Revolution
26 February 1948
27 December 1949
22–23 January 1950
• Dissolved
11 March 1950
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Pasundan Republic (1947)
West Java

The State of Pasundan (Indonesian: Negara Pasundan; Sundanese: Nagara Pasundan) was a federal state (negara bagian) formed in the western part of the Indonesian island of Java by the Netherlands in 1948 following the Linggadjati Agreement. It was similar to the geographical area now encompassed by the current provinces of West Java, Banten and Jakarta.

A Pasundan Republic (Indonesian: Republik Pasundan) was declared on 4 May 1947 but was dissolved later that year. On 26 February 1948, the State of West Java (Negara Jawa Barat) was established and, on 24 April 1948, the state was renamed Pasundan. Pasundan became a federal state of the United States of Indonesia in 1949 but was incorporated into the Republic of Indonesia (itself also a constituent of the USI) on 11 March 1950.[3][4]

In 2009, there was a proposal to rename the present West Java province Pasundan ("Province of the Sundanese") after the historical name for West Java.[5]

  1. ^ Kasputra, Danil (2023-03-09). "Selayang Pandang Eksistensi Negara Pasundan Bikinan Belanda". Romansa Bandung. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  2. ^ ""Indonesia Raja" Pasundans volkslied". Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra. 21 April 1949.
  3. ^ "United States of Indonesia".
  4. ^ Simanjuntak 2003, pp. 99–100
  5. ^ Nasrullah, Annas (2009-10-29). "Tokoh Jabar Siapkan Deklarasi Provinsi Pasundan : Okezone News". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-21.


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