| State of South Sumatra Negara Sumatra Selatan | |||||||||
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| State of the United States of Indonesia | |||||||||
| 1948 – 1950 (Dutch puppet state until 27 December 1949) | |||||||||
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 South Sumatra in the United States of Indonesia | |||||||||
| Capital | Palembang | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• State of South Sumatra established | 30 August 1948 | ||||||||
• Merged with the Republic of Indonesia | 24 March 1950 | ||||||||
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The State of South Sumatra (Indonesian: Negara Sumatra Selatan) was a federal state and part of the United States of Indonesia formed in the southern part of Sumatra by the Netherlands in 1948 as part of an attempt to reestablish the colony of the Dutch East Indies during the Indonesian National Revolution.