In 1945, the Indonesian people declared their independence from the Dutch colonial government. This event was marked by the proclamation of the Indonesian Declaration of Independence, a document that declared the nation’s independence and outlined its goals and principles. The Indonesian Declaration of Independence was drawn up by a committee chaired by future president Sukarno, and it was read out to the nation by Sukarno himself on 17 August 1945.
Despite this early declaration of independence, the Dutch continued to …