EVENT INFORMATION

17
Augustus
1945

Indonesian nationalists proclaim independence from Dutch rule

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📅 17 Augustus 1945 📍 Indonesië

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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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Sukarno

Mohammad Hatta

Indonesian youth and nationalists

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Indonesian Republic

Dutch colonial administration