Not to be confused with Mohammad Atta
| Mohammad Hatta | |
|---|---|
| 1st Vice President of Indonesia | |
| In office 18 August 1945 – 1 December 1956 |
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| President | Soekarno |
| Succeeded by | Hamengkubuwono IX (Position vacant from 1956 to 1973) |
| 3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia | |
| In office 29 January 1948 – 16 January 1950 |
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| President | Sukarno |
| Preceded by | Amir Sjarifoeddin |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Halim |
| 10th Foreign Minister of Indonesia | |
| In office 20 December 1949 – 6 September 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Agus Salim |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Roem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1902-08-12)12 August 1902 Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 14 March 1980(1980-03-14) (aged 77) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | Indonesian National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rahmi Rachim |
| Religion | Islam |
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Mohammad Hatta (12 August 1902 – 14 March 1980) was born in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He 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. Despite his efforts to gain Indonesian independence, he studied in the Netherlands from 1921 until 1932. Moreover, after his early education, he studied in Dutch schools in Indonesia.
Mohammad Hatta is often remembered as Bung Hatta ('Bung' is an affectionate title used to address colleagues, popular in the early 1900s and is still used by Indonesians).
Read more about Mohammad Hatta: Early Life, Time in The Netherlands, Proclamation of Independence, Death, Publications, Awards, Miscellaneous