Indonesian Constitutional Assembly

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constitutional assembly legislative body

The Indonesian Constitutional Assembly was a representative body convened in the 1950s to draft a permanent constitution for the newly independent Republic of Indonesia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Indonesian Constitutional Assembly canonical	1
Indonesian Konstituante	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6780289 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indonesian Constitutional Assembly
Context triple: [Masyumi, participatedIn, Indonesian Constitutional Assembly]

A. Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence
The Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence was a Japanese-established body of Indonesian leaders in 1945 that finalized the nation’s constitution and oversaw the formal proclamation of Indonesia’s independence.
B. Regional Representative Council of Indonesia
The Regional Representative Council of Indonesia is the country's upper legislative chamber that represents regional interests in the national lawmaking process.
C. People's Representative Council
The People's Representative Council is the main legislative chamber of Indonesia's national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Indonesian people.
D. Persatuan Indonesia
Persatuan Indonesia is the third principle of Indonesia’s state ideology, Pancasila, emphasizing national unity and cohesion above ethnic, religious, and regional differences.
E. Constituent Assembly of 1945
The Constituent Assembly of 1945 was the elected French body tasked with drafting a new constitution and reshaping the political system of France in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indonesian Constitutional Assembly
Target entity description: The Indonesian Constitutional Assembly was a representative body convened in the 1950s to draft a permanent constitution for the newly independent Republic of Indonesia.

A. Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence
The Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence was a Japanese-established body of Indonesian leaders in 1945 that finalized the nation’s constitution and oversaw the formal proclamation of Indonesia’s independence.
B. Regional Representative Council of Indonesia
The Regional Representative Council of Indonesia is the country's upper legislative chamber that represents regional interests in the national lawmaking process.
C. People's Representative Council
The People's Representative Council is the main legislative chamber of Indonesia's national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Indonesian people.
D. Persatuan Indonesia
Persatuan Indonesia is the third principle of Indonesia’s state ideology, Pancasila, emphasizing national unity and cohesion above ethnic, religious, and regional differences.
E. Constituent Assembly of 1945
The Constituent Assembly of 1945 was the elected French body tasked with drafting a new constitution and reshaping the political system of France in the immediate aftermath of World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional assembly ⓘ legislative body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Indonesian Konstituante ⓘ linked to: Indonesian Constitutional Assembly Konstituante ⓘ Konstituante Indonesia ⓘ linked to: Provisional Parliament of Indonesia
couldNotReach	two‑thirds majority on constitutional formula ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
dissolutionMethod	presidential decree ⓘ
dissolved	1959 ⓘ
dissolvedBy	President Sukarno ⓘ linked to: Sukarno
electionDate	1955 ⓘ
endTime	1959 ⓘ
hasRole	debating the form of the Indonesian state ⓘ deciding on the role of religion in the state ⓘ drafting a permanent constitution for Indonesia ⓘ
hasTopic	distribution of powers between central and regional governments ⓘ form of government in Indonesia ⓘ relationship between Islam and the state ⓘ state ideology Pancasila ⓘ linked to: Pancasila
headOfGovernmentDuringExistence	Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo ⓘ
headOfStateDuringExistence	President Sukarno ⓘ linked to: Sukarno
historicalPeriod	post‑independence Indonesia ⓘ
inception	1956 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of Indonesia ⓘ linked to: Indonesia
languageOfWorkOrName	Indonesian ⓘ
legalBasis	Provisional Constitution of 1950 ⓘ
legislativePeriod	Liberal Democracy period of Indonesia ⓘ
locatedIn	Bandung ⓘ Java ⓘ Republic of Indonesia ⓘ linked to: Indonesia West Java ⓘ
mainIdeologicalCamps	supporters of an Islamic constitution ⓘ supporters of the 1945 Constitution ⓘ supporters of the 1950 Provisional Constitution ⓘ
meetsIn	Bandung ⓘ
numberOfMembers	approximately 514 ⓘ
partOf	political history of Indonesia ⓘ
precededBy	Central Indonesian National Committee ⓘ Provisional House of Representatives (for constitutional drafting functions) ⓘ
reasonForDissolution	failure to agree on a new permanent constitution ⓘ restoration of the 1945 Constitution ⓘ
replacedBy	People's Consultative Assembly ⓘ
requiredMajorityForDecision	two‑thirds majority ⓘ
selectionMethod	general election ⓘ
significance	attempt to create a permanent constitution for Indonesia after independence ⓘ
significantEvent	Presidential Decree of 5 July 1959 ⓘ deadlock over adoption of the 1945 Constitution versus a new constitution ⓘ debates on Islamic state versus secular state ⓘ
startTime	1956 ⓘ