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The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence
The proclamation of Indonesian independence was read at 10 OD 1.m on Friday, 17 August
1945. The declaration market the start of de diplomatic and arried resistance of the Indonesian
National Revolution fighting against the forces of the Netherlands and pro- Dutch civilians, until the
latter officially acknowledged Indonesia's independence in 1949. In 2005, the Netherlands declared
that they had decided to accept de facto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia's independence date In a 2013
interview the Indensian histonan Sukato, amongst others, asked the Dutch government to formally
acknowledge the date of independences 17 August 1945. The United Nations, who mediated in the
collir, formally acknowledge lhe dae of independence 227 December 1949
The document was siged by Sukamo (who signed his name "Soekarno" using the older Dutch
orthography) and Mohammad Hata, who were appointed president and vicepres dent respectively the
The draft was prepared only a few hours earlier, on the night of 16 August, by Sukamo, Hatta
and Soebardo at Rear-Admiral Maeda (Minaru) Tedashi's house. Miyako-Doon 1. Jakarta (now the
*Museum of the Declaration of Independence. JL.Imam Bonjol I, Jakarta) The onginal Indonesian
Declaratios of Independence was typed by Sayuti Melik. Maeda himself was sleeping in his room
upslains. He was borceable to the idea of Indonesia's independence, and had lent his house for the
Grafling of the declaration Marshal Terauch the highest-ranking Japanese leader in South East Asia
and sell of lime Minister Teauch Miguke, was hours against Indonesia's dependence.
scheduled for 24 August
While the formal preparation of the declaration, and the official independence itself for that
matter had been carefully planned a few months earlier the actual declaration date was brought
forward almost inadvertently as a consequence of the Japanese unconditional surrender to the Allss on
15 August following the Nagasaki atomic bombing. The histone event was triggered by a plot led by a
les mere ndial youth activists wichs Adam Malik and Chairul Salah rel'put presse en Solarna
and Hata lo proclam independence immediately. The declaration was to be sured by the members
of the Pmaraton Committee for Indonesian Independene (PPKI) malayo sa bene
nation's direity The particular act was apparently inspired by a smlar gint of the United Sutes
Declaration of Independence. However, the idea was heavaly tuned down by the radical tests
mentioned earlier arguing that the commilie 13 109 closdy si alhaalls wed
Japanese occupation rule, thus creating a potenhal dadbilu se si the deal activists
demanded that the signatures of sx of them were to be puedes usine sade
heslongi momcmi fonally agad
on a compromise solution which only included Suhamo nad Mohammad Hata he signers the
name of the national Nona
Sukarno had initially wanted the declaration to be roda kada lain the large open field in the
centre of Jakarta but due to unlounded marad a wala af lanse
sabotage, the venue was changed to Sukarno's house at Pegangsaan Tenu There was no concrete
evidence for the growing napicions, the Japanese had already wundened to the Allia, the
declaration of independekejted withoul a hich
The proclamation al 56, Jalan Pegangsaan Timur, Jakarta, was heard throughout the country
because the lexi was secretly broadcast by Indonesian radio penonnel using the one
JAKARTA lloso Kyoku radio station An English translation of the proclawde
Questions
1. Write the social function of the text above!
What happened on 17 August 19457
What did the declaration mark?​