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Muhammad Hatta

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Mohammad Hatta
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Mohammad Hatta in 1950
1st Vice President of Indonesia
In office
18 August 1945 – 1 December 1956
President Sukarno
Succeeded by Office abolished
Hamengkubuwono IX (1973)
3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia
In office
29 January 1948 – 5 September 1950
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
President Sukarno
Preceded by Amir Sjarifoeddin
Succeeded by Hamengkubuwono IX
4th Foreign Minister of Indonesia
In office
20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950
President Sukarno
Preceded by Agus Salim
Succeeded by Mohammad Roem
Personal details
Born (1902-08-12)12 August 1902
Netherlands Fort de Kock, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Died 14 March 1980(1980-03-14) (aged 77)
Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
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 (About this sound 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.


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