His Excellency Dr. Drs. H. Mohammad Hatta |
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Mohammad Hatta in 1950
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1st Vice President of Indonesia | |
In office 18 August 1945 – 1 December 1956 |
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President | Sukarno |
Succeeded by |
Office abolished Hamengkubuwono IX (1973) |
3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia | |
In office 29 January 1948 – 5 September 1950 |
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President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Amir Sjarifoeddin |
Succeeded by |
Susanto Tirtoprodjo (acting) Mohammad Natsir |
4th Minister of Defence of Indonesia | |
In office 29 January 1948 – 4 August 1949 |
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President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Amir Sjarifoeddin |
Succeeded by | Hamengkubuwono IX |
4th Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
In office 20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950 |
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President | Sukarno |
Preceded by | Agus Salim |
Succeeded by | Mohammad Roem |
Personal details | |
Born |
Fort de Kock, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies |
12 August 1902
Died | 14 March 1980 Jakarta, Indonesia |
(aged 77)
Nationality | Indonesia |
Political party | Indonesian National Party |
Spouse(s) | Rahmi Rachim |
Children | Meutia Hatta Gemala Hatta Halida Hatta |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Mohammad Hatta ( listen ; 12 August 1902 – 14 March 1980) was Indonesia's first vice president, later also serving as the country's prime minister. Known as "The Proclamator", he and a number of Indonesians, including the first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, fought for the independence of Indonesia from the Dutch. Hatta was born in Fort De Kock, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). After his early education, he studied in Dutch schools in the Dutch East Indies and studied in the Netherlands from 1921 until 1932.
Mohammad Hatta is often remembered as Bung Hatta (according to author Pramoedya Ananta Toer, "bung" is an affectionate title meaning "friend," used to be a way of addressing a person in a familiar way, as an alternative to the old-form "tuan", "mas" or "bang").
Hatta was born in Fort De Kock (now known as Bukittinggi) on 12 August 1902 into a prominent and strongly Islamic family. His grandfather was a respected ulema in Batuhampar, near Payakumbuh. His father, Haji Mohammad Djamil, died when he was eight months old and he was left with his six sisters and his mother. As in the matrilineal society of Minangkabau tradition, he was then raised in his mother's family. His mother's family was wealthy, and Hatta was able to study Dutch as well as finishing Qur'an after school.