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In the afternoon of 15 August, Sukarno, Hatta and BPUPK member and future foreign minister Achmad Soebardjo called on Maeda to ask about the surrender rumours, and received unofficial confirmation that they were true. Hatta then asked Soebardjo to arrange a meeting of the PPKI for the following day and went home to draft a proclamation.
15 August: The Japanese surrender brings the fighting in World War II to an official close. 17 August : " Proclamation of Indonesian Independence ", signed by Sukarno - Hatta . Tan Malaka , a former Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) leader, returns secretly from exile and reveals his identity in Jakarta and draws a large following.
The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945. [1]
The Indonesian independence movement began in May 1908, which is commemorated as the "Day of National Awakening" (Indonesian: Hari Kebangkitan Nasional). Indonesian nationalism and movements supporting independence from Dutch colonialism, such as Budi Utomo , the Indonesian National Party (PNI), Sarekat Islam and the Indonesian Communist Party ...
15 August: 1947 United Kingdom: Effective date of the Indian Independence Act 1947. [a] Indonesia: Independence Day (Hari Kemerdekaan) 17 August: 1945 Empire of Japan Netherlands: Proclamation of Indonesian Independence. Iran: Iranian Islamic Republic Day: 1 April: 1979 Imperial State of Persia
Events in the year 1947 in Indonesia. The country had an estimated population of 71,460,600 people. [1] ... 21 July to 4 August - Operation Product; 29 July ...
6 August: National Space Day: Hari Keantariksaan Nasional: 2013: Commemorates the promulgation of the Space Act of 2013 (Undang-Undang Keantariksaan 2013, formal name: Act No. 21 of 2013 on Space [Undang-Undang No. 21 Tahun 2013 Tentang Keantariksaan]) 8 August: Indonesian Game Day: Hari Gim Indonesia [29] [30] [31] 10 August: National Veterans Day
The following events occurred in August 1947: August 1, 1947 (Friday) ... August 15, 1947 (Friday) India became an independent country.