 It was dissolved by then President Sukarno in a decree issued on 5 July 1959 which reimposed the 1945 Constitution.On 17 August 1945, Sukarno proclaimed the independence of the Republic of Indonesia.The next day, a meeting of the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence chaired by President Sukarno officially adopted the Constitution of Indonesia, which had been drawn up by the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence in the months leading up to the Japanese surrender.