I will see if I can find a photo of Ahmad Subardjo to confirmA nice potted account, Ian. Campaign posters for the 1955 Indonesian election. The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed-resistance of the Indonesian National Revolution, fighting against the forces of the Netherlands until the latter officially acknowledged Indonesia's independence … Time, events and progress fly.Well done Ian. Half of the population lives in Java, There are 111 people per km² and the population of men and women is roughly equal.
The Indonesian Proclamation of Independence was read in Jakarta at the private home of Sukarno Sosrodihardjo—the future president—on the morning of August 17, 1945, in front of a crowd of around 500 people. Unfortunately because of Covid restrictions we will not be able to celebrate appropriately. Soekarno stated in his opening speech:WE THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA HEREBY DECLARE THE INDEPENDENCE OF INDONESIA. 19 September, 1945Soeharto and Hatta together at Merdeka Square. DJAKARTA 17 AUGUST 1945. The day when the proclamation text was read . 17 August 1945Ceremony of raising the Indonesian flag after the Declaration of Independence, 17 August 1945The flag was hand sewn by Soekarno’s wife Fatmawati. The land area … Djakarta, 17 August 1945 Happy Reading! Japan had just announced its surrender to the Allies two days earlier. After the Japanese surrender on August 15, 1945 and the resulting power vacuam, now is the time to declare Indonesian independence. At 10 o'clock on that Friday morning, Ir. I think the third figure on the podium alongside Sukarno & Hatta is Ahmad Subardjo, who played a critical role in the Independence negotiations as a veteran nationalist very close to Maeda, and head of the ‘Kaigun (Navy) Group’ protected by Maeda and based around an asrama for young activists including Wikana. Indonesia's Independence Day is a national holiday. Matters which concern the transfer of power and other things will be executed by careful means and in the shortest possible time. Unlike the American Declaration of Independence, which consisted of over 1,000 words … The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (Indonesian: Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia, or simply Proklamasi) was read at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, August 17, 1945. For this reason the finally agreed declaration was kept as simple as possibleThe handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence, 17 August 1945The Declaration of Independence is formally announced by Soekarno and Hatta at 10am on the morning of 17 August 1945.

Numerous figures who had been involved in the fight for independence had been working on a draft for the proclamation. MATTERS WHICH CONCERN THE TRANSFER OF POWER AND OTHER THINGS WILL BE EXECUTED BY CAREFUL MEANS AND IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME. We the people of Indonesia hereby declare the independence of Indonesia. However Kami, bangsa Indonesia, dengan ini menjatakan kemerdekaan Indonesia. The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and … Timing is everything. The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (Indonesian: Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia, or simply Proklamasi) was read at 10:00 in the morning of Friday, 17 August 1945. by the younger revolutionaries and taken to the village of Rengasdengklok, where they are pressured to declare independence in Jakarta on the following day. The long-awaited day finally came too, on which Indonesian independence was proclaimed. ⁠ Many readers of Indonesian history have been surprised at how Spartan was the statement with which Sukarno declared Indonesia's independence on August 17,1945. The Proclamation of Independence went through many complicated draft versions but finally very simply read: PROCLAMATION. The date of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence was made a In 1602, the Dutch established the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and became the dominant European power for almost 200 years. 19 September 1945The Pemuda Youth Group had organised a mass rally in Merdeka Square to celebrate independence on 19 September 1945. This coming Monday, 17 August 2020, will be the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Indonesian Declaration of Independence.