Knowing
Indonesia declares independence, begins the war for independence from the Netherlands
Significance
5
Category 1
Politics
Category 2
Year
1945/8/17
Region(venue)
Indonesia
Region(content)
City
Content
Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta declare the independence of Indonesia. Sukarno is elected as the first president and leads the Independence War against the Netherlands, which ends on December 17, 1949.
Participating artist(s)
Link
FM No.
665