The MPR/DPR/DPD Building, also known as the MPR/DPR Building is the

seat of government The seat of government is (as defined by ''Brewer's Politics'') "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority". In most countries, the nation’s capital is also seat of its government, thus that ...

for the

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n legislative branch of government, which consists of the

People's Consultative Assembly The People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, MPR-RI) is the legislative branch in Politics of Indonesia, Indonesia's political system. It is composed of the membe ...

( id, Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, ''MPR'') the

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( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, ''DPR'') and the

Regional Representatives Council The Regional Representative Council ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, DPD; alternatively translatable as the House of Regions or the House of Regional Representatives or the Senate of Indonesia), is one of two parliamentary chambers in Indonesi ...

( id, Dewan Perwakilan Daerah, ''DPD'').

History

Construction

Under Sukarno

Construction of the building was ordered on 8 March 1965 by

Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of ...

, the first president of

, through the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 48/1965. The building was intended to house the Conference of New Emerging Forces (

CONEFO The Conference of the New Emerging Forces (CONEFO) was an effort by President Sukarno of Indonesia to create a new bloc of "emerging countries" that would be an alternative power centre to the United Nations and to the "old-established forces"— ...

), a now defunct alternative for the

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, with the first conference being scheduled for 1966. The members of the organization were planned to consist of the countries of

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, and the

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. The first conference was scheduled for 1966, and the building was scheduled for completion before 17 August 1966, leaving 17 months for construction. Construction began in March 1965 following a contest for the design, which resulted in the design by architect

Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo (December 27, 1928 in Surakarta – June 17, 1981 in Jakarta) was an architect in Indonesia who was active during the late 1960s and mid 1970s. In 1964, he was asked by President Sukarno to be in charge as chief architect for ...

being agreed upon and ratified by president Sukarno on February 22, 1965.

Under Suharto

Construction was hampered due to the coup attempt of 30 September 1965. CONEFO idea was soon abandoned after Sukarno's fall, but work on the building was resumed based on the Decree of the Presidium of the Ampera Cabinet Number 79/U/Kep/11/1966 dated November 9, 1966, whose designation was changed to the MPR/DPR RI Building. Gradually, construction was completed and handed over to the Secretariat General of the DPR: Main Conference Building in March 1968, Secretariat Building and Health Center Building (March 1978), Auditorium Building (September 1982), and Banquet Building (February 1983).

May 1998

In May 1998, the buildings were occupied by about 80,000 tertiary students protesting against the

Trisakti shootings The Trisakti shootings, also known as the Trisakti tragedy ( id, Tragedi Trisakti), took place at Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia on 12 May 1998. At a demonstration demanding President Suharto's resignation, TNI-AD soldiers opened fi ...

, the continuing presidency of

Suharto Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto ...

and calling for the dissolution of the People's Representative Council and People's Consultative Assembly for 1998–2003 period.

Buildings

The complex comprises six buildings. The main building is ''Nusantara'' with its unique Garuda wing-shaped roof and contains the 1,700-seat plenary meeting hall. The other five buildings are ''Nusantara I'' a 23-storey building containing legislature members' offices and meeting rooms, ''Nusantara II'' and ''Nusantara III'', which contain committee meeting rooms and offices, ''Nusantara IV'', used for conferences and ceremonies, and ''Nusantara V'', which has a 500-seat plenary hall.

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History of the DPR/MPR Building

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