Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta read the proclamation of Indonesian independence in Jakarta after Japan’s surrender. The declaration asserted Indonesian sovereignty; Dutch attempts to restore colonial control were resisted through revolution, diplomacy, and mass mobilization. International pressure and UN involvement later helped bring the Dutch-Indonesian conflict to a negotiated transfer of sovereignty in 1949.
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What did the Indonesian proclamation of 17 August 1945 assert?
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Sukarno and Hatta proclaimed independence; Dutch efforts to restore colonial control led to a revolution.
The Dutch recognized Indonesian sovereignty on 17 August 1945.
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Indonesian nationalists proclaimed independence that day; conflict and negotiations continued until sovereignty transfer in 1949.