The Proclamation of Indonesian Independence (Indonesian: Proklamasi Kemerdekaan Indonesia, or simply Proklamasi) was read at 10:00 in the morning of Friday, 17 August 1945 The wording and declaration of the proclamation had to balance the interests of conflicting internal Indonesian and Japanese interests at the time The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian National Revolution, fighting against the forces of the Netherlands & pro-Dutch civilians, until the latter officially acknowledged Indonesia's independence in 1949  In 2005, the Netherlands declared that it had decided to accept de facto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia's independence date, which has been interpreted by Indonesian media as an official acceptance of the independence date However, on 14 September 2011, a Dutch court ruled in the Rawagede massacre case that the Dutch state was responsible because it had the duty to defend its inhabitants, which also indicated that the area was part of the Dutch East Indies, in contradiction of the Indonesian claim of 17 August 1945 as its date of independence  In a 2013 interview the Indonesian historian Sukotjo, among others, asked the Dutch government to formally acknowledge the date of independence as 17 August 1945 Before the statevisit of King Willem-Alexander (and Queen MÔxima) of the Netherlands to Indonesia in 2020, a small group represented by Abdul Halik wrote to him with a few other relatives As far as they were concerned, the king was not welcome as long as the Netherlands does not legally recognize the Indonesian independence date, 17 August 1945 "We ask for recognition of that date and for apologies Those who have made mistakes should apologise to those who have suffered." The United Nations recognizes the date of 27 December 1949 The document was signed by Sukarno (who signed his name "Soekarno" using the Van Ophuijsen orthography) & Mohammad Hatta, who were appointed president & vice-president respectively the following day #rotaractpower #rotaract_salem_district #GK (at Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEOVFaEMtF4/?igshid=kzea3ks6ync3


















