We, the people of Indonesia, hereby declare the independence of Indonesia.
Matters which concern the transfer of power and other things will be executed by careful means and in the shortest possible time.
Djakarta, 17 August 1945
In the name of the people of Indonesia,
[signed] Soekarno—Hatta
(Translation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 1948)[13]
NOTE : this post publish to honour our heroes in the past who struggled for defending Indonesia’s Independence , there is no political issues made on purpose in this post or its links.
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