PERSIAPAN KEMERDEKAAN

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First record of the Doom of Nagasaki

target for atomic bomb number two, is

filmed from a super fortress many miles

way, buddy. It was the biggest, fastest,

highest flying bomber of its time. I

thought, boy, I'm glad that they gave it

to me. I can do it and I will do it. And

by doing so, I might take some lives,

but I'll save many more. And that's the

thought that ruled me all the way

through.

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Beneath that sinister pa of smoke, the

world's most destructive force has been

unleashed. With what results we know

only too well. To impress him, he takes on

his multi-armed

form and

says, "Now I am become Death, the

destroyer of

worlds. I suppose we all thought that

one way or another.

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On August 15,

1945, Emperor Hirohito

ordered a cessation of hostilities

against the

Allies. After

previously, on August 14,

1945, the Allies dropped atomic bombs on the

cities of Hiroshima and

Nagasaki. News of the

ceasefire carried out by Japan was

broadcast on Japanese radio from

Tokyo. It turned out that the broadcast

was caught in Indonesia and Sultan

Syahir heard it.

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The Voice of America brings to our

listeners in the Philippines.

Now, this is Mariano reporting from San

Francisco. Japan has surrendered

unconditionally.

I repeat, Japan has surrendered

unconditionally. President Truman has

just announced that a note from the

Japanese government has been received by

the allies and agrees to unconditional

surrender terms as outlined in the post

declaration. And the president says

General Douglas Macarthur will be in

charge of occupation forces in Japan.

Let me repeat that. And the president

says General Douglas Macarthur will be

in charge of occupation forces in Japan.

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Dude, dude,

dude, dude. Have you

heard the news of Japan's imminent defeat? Oh,

no, dude. Mama, what happened

to Japan? From what I heard,

Sukuto dropped bombs on

Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And this

made Japan commit

armed violence. Wow, then we must

immediately proclaim independence.

That's right, Japan no longer has any

power here. We must immediately

take advantage of it.

After hearing the news of

Japan's defeat, Kiro Saleh immediately planned

a meeting with other members of the youth group

to discuss the issue of

the proclamation of independence.

This meeting was held at Jalan

Pegangsaan Timur number 17 Jakarta at

8 PM Western Indonesian Time.

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Friends, have you heard

the news of the imminent defeat?

Huh? I don't know yet. How did you

know?

Soekarni and I were just hanging out

with Syahir. He said he heard a

Japanese radio broadcast announcing

the ceasefire. That means

our country is now in a

power vacuum. Right. That's why I

gathered you all here. We

must be able to take advantage of this situation

to proclaim

independence. Well, it's fitting then that

we divide the tasks now. Bung

Wikana and Bung Koirul will go to

Gediang Soekarno to inform him

of this news. Then Darwis and I

will look for other young people

to seize Japanese power.

How about it? Do you agree? Agreed.

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Soekarno's residence, Jalan Pegangsaan

Timur number

56, Jakarta. A serious debate broke out

between the youth and Soekarno.

Then the members of the older generation who

were at Soekarno's residence immediately

discussed the matter.

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We must proclaim this

right now, man.

This is my neck. Take me to

that corner now, and then cut my neck

tonight. You don't need to wait until

tomorrow.

But this is the right time, ma'am. Japan

no longer has any power here.

What are we going to wait when the people

have already suffered so much from

this occupation.

Japan is a time of error.

Not to mention we have to face the Dutch

who will soon rule our country

again. If you all disagree

with what I have said,

So why do you all come

to me and ask me to

proclaim independence immediately?

Do we have to wait for Japan to

free this nation? No, sir.

We can. We must rise up and

liberate our own nation.

Why must we wait for that sweet promise

? Even Japan has already been defeated by

its own people.

This handful of forces will not be able to

defeat the Japanese war fleet.

Show

me. Where is the proof of that strength you are

counting on

? What are your actions to save

women and children when

bloodshed occurs? How will we

maintain our independence? Just

imagine.

Can we stand tall on our

own strength without help from

Japan? But the sooner we

proclaim this independence,

the sooner we will end

the suffering of this nation's people. This is what

our nation has been waiting for,

sir. How about this,

ma'am? The youth have already told us to

proclaim independence immediately.

But we must not procrastinate. We

need time to prepare everything

thoroughly to prevent any

untoward incidents. Yes, I agree.

I think the most important thing is that we must

face the allies who will return to

this country. They will be in power again

. Besides, the proclamation... It can be

discussed at the upcoming PPKI session on August 18th

.

So, what about the

group's opinion? Should we just ignore it

? Yes, after all, they are still young.

Their minds are too short-sighted. We

have to look ahead. Otherwise,

what if everything

falls apart? Okay, man. So we

all agree.

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How about it, man?

Well, after our meeting earlier, we

decided that the proclamation would not be

rushed. We are still

discussing this in the

BPK meeting. So, everyone, please be patient.

The youths who kidnapped Soekarno and

Muhammad Hatta began to strategize

how to persuade Soekarno and Muhammad

Hatta to

proclaim independence as soon as

possible.

With heavy hearts hearing

this decision, the youths left

Soekarno's residence. But they did not give up.

They also strategized how to

persuade Soekarno and Muhammad Hatta

to proclaim independence

as soon as possible.

Finally, they decided to

exile the two figures to Rengas

Denglok to avoid pressure from the

youth and Japanese influence in Jakarta.

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Asalamualaikum.

Waalaikumsalam. What's up, brother?

This kick? We intend to take you and

accompany us to a place of

exile. A place of exile? What do

you mean? Yes, we plan to

take you to exile to

avoid the threat of clashes between the people

and the Japanese.

If so, then fine, we will come along. It would be

best if Mrs. Fatmaadi and your son

also come along, Ma'am, to ensure

their safety.

Okay, then I will ask

Mrs. Fatmawati to come along, sir.

Please accompany them. Okay, sir.

Let's go first.

Okay. The mysterious disappearance of Soekarno and Muhammad

Hatta that morning

caused panic among the

leaders in Jakarta.

This incident was only discovered by Mister

Ahmad Sugarjo at 8 a.m.

Do you know the whereabouts of Soekarno

and Bung Hatta? Sorry, I don't know,

sir.

Tell me where

they are now. I will guarantee

their safety when they return

to Jakarta. And I will guarantee that

independence will be declared the next day.

Will you swear to that?

You can trust me, okay, I

will show you the place in Rengah

Jengklok. Hey, son.

Sorry, sir. Yes, I am. Please take us

to Rengas. Okay.

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Well, now explain why you

brought us here.

Sorry for our impudence, ma'am. But this is

for your safety.

We want to discuss the issue of

the proclamation

again. Haven't we already

told all of you?

We will discuss the proclamation issue at the

PPKI session.

It's true, but we all

think why should

Japan wait to be liberated? Why

wait for the results of the PPKI trial when we

can proclaim independence with our

own efforts? PPKI was formed by Japan,

bro. We all want this country to be

independent without

Japanese interference. That opinion is correct, but we are

still too early to

proclaim independence. Apart from

that, we are also not ready and still

need help from Japan to become

independent. What if Japan's words

about the proclamation of our nation's independence were

just sweet promises? What would

you do?

So will we now forever

wait for that sweet promise, Mom? We need to

immediately proclaim independence right now

. That is for the sake of

our nations who have been shackled in the

covenant all this time. They need

freedom and now is the time. That

's right, brothers, let's

discuss all this head-on

Cold. There's no need. Agree? Agree.

Let's go.

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I understand your calculations,

considering that

we haven't yet fully

prepared for this proclamation. But I'm confident that we

can rise and seize

this opportunity. Opportunities don't come twice.

What they say is true, and

I support

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Can we? Will we all

do it? Of course

. As long as we try, there will

be a way for the family.

Besides, the youth in Jakarta

are currently formulating a

defense strategy to prevent attacks from

Japan or from groups that don't

accept the proclamation.

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Okay, we agree. We will

proclaim Indonesian independence

without Japanese interference.

At

17:30 Western Indonesian Time, a group

from Jakarta arrived at the house to

pick up Soekarno and Muhammad Hartung.

Iung,

thank God you're all fine. So

what about the results of the negotiations?

Yes, we strongly agree that

this nation's independence will be implemented without

Japanese interference. Yes, that's right.

So that's it. So what if we

implement it tomorrow? Because the

youth forces in Jakarta are already prepared.

If

possible, eh, yes, we will

carry it out tomorrow. Tomorrow

morning. Okay. Alright.

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Let's go. The negotiations in Rengas Dengklok are over

. All members of the old

and young groups returned to Jakarta to

further discuss the plan for

the proclamation of independence on August 17,

1945. On August 16,

1945, at 11:00 PM

Western Indonesian Time, the group arrived at

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Jakarta. How are we going to

discuss the text of the text for

the proclamation of our independence? Hmm.

We need a place to discuss it,

man. But it's already nighttime and the

Japanese won't allow us

to do it now.

Especially if they find out that we're

going to discuss the proclamation plan.

How about this? How about we

do it at Admiral Maid's house

? Okay, that's fine.

Good evening, Bang Samana. Good

evening. What's up, man? Here's the thing, Brother Saman.

Excuse me, we came this late at night

because we intend to borrow

your house to carry out

the proclamation of independence that we'll be

holding tomorrow. Is that true?

Then come in.

I'm happy to hear this news.

Choose a room that you need. I'm

going to go rest. First. Thank you,

Surwira.

The drafting of the proclamation text took place at

Admiral Maida's house.

Three youth leaders, namely Soekarno,

Sudiro, and BM Dia, witnessed Soekarno,

Muhammad Harta, and Mr. Ahmad Subarjo

discussing the promotion of the

proclamation text. The drafting of the

proclamation text went smoothly, and there

were no difficulties in finding the

right formulation.

As a result of their discussions

, a handwritten draft was obtained

by

Soekarno. On August 17,

1945, at 00:00 Western Indonesian Time, the

draft of the proclamation text was read

for the first time in front of the

audience at Admiral

Maida's house, which was immediately approved.

However, the question then arose

about who would

sign the proclamation text.

In my opinion, it would be better if this text were not

signed by members of the PPKI.

Why? Then who would

sign it? The

PPKI was an institution formed by Japan.

We had previously agreed to carry out

the proclamation without Japanese interference.

You're

right. How about this,

Ma'am? Do any of you have any

ideas for resolving

this problem?

What if the ones who signed

this text were the attendees who were present

at the time? Today, like America when

signing

its declaration test?

How?

Let's not imitate, we must be

different from other nations. Understand?

Then what about Bung Karno?

Because this is thanks to Indonesia's services,

meaning on behalf of the

Indonesian nation. I agree and I have a

suggestion. What if

only two people sign the proclamation text,

namely you

and how?

Good suggestion. How do

we agree?

After everyone agreed, Soekarno

ordered Sayuti Melik to

type the proclamation text.

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Please type this text. text

okay sir, please go ahead, I need to, I have

urgent business so I

will entrust this text to you okay

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Sayuti Melik also typed

the text. All preparations for the proclamation

were completed at

3:00 Western Indonesian Time. Then

all attendees returned to

their respective homes with a

happy feeling.

Then the youth sent

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proclamation curriculum has arrived,

they also arranged for the

broadcast of the news of the proclamation of

independence. Distributed several packages

throughout Jakarta and

its surroundings. Loudspeakers were attempted

.

Everything was done so that the people could

witness the most precious moment for the

Indonesian nation. At the same time, Soekarno

and Mrs.

Fatmawati arrived at their residence and

chatted for a moment.

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Thank God, everything finally went

smoothly. Thank you, Mom, for

accompanying me during

this bleak moment. Thank God,

thank God for

giving our nation the way to

proclaim its independence. Oh yes, Sir. Have

you planned how

tomorrow's performance will take place?

Yes. We will hold a

flag ceremony that will be

accompanied by the song Indonesia Raya by

Kasman. Don't we have a

flag yet? So what? Oh my,

you forgot. Ma'am, how about you

hang the flag yourself?

But you don't have any cloth, Sir. The

only cloth we have is red and

white. Is that okay? It's okay.

We'll keep it as simple as

possible. The important thing is that we've

tried to provide it.

Okay, Sir. And you have an idea.

How about we just name it Sang

Saka Merah Putih? What do you think, Sir? Yes, that's a

good idea. Right.

The name is

Sangsaka with the colors of the flag being red and

white, which will be... Red and

white slang. Brilliant idea.

Okay, you better get ready.

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Oh.

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Friday, August 17,

1945, at 10:00 Western Indonesian Time,

at Jalan Pegang Saat Timur number

56,

the proclamation of

Indonesian independence was held. Just before the ceremony

began.

Okay, just a moment, ma'am.

Please raise it in turn to mark the

beginning of this nation's glory.

I'm here.

Hey, you guys come

here. You are honored to

raise this flag for the first time in

Indonesia. So please raise this flag

well. Ready, commander. We

will not disappoint you. Okay.

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time has come for the proclamation of

Indonesian independence ceremony. Indonesian freedom fighters

have arrived at the location.

Among them are Mr. Alexander Andres

Maramis, [ __ ] Umar Said Cokro

Aminoto, Oto Iskandar Denata, Ki Hajar

Dewantara, Muhammad Tabrani, and

others. The atmosphere became very

quiet. Soekarno and Hatta were invited to take

a few steps forward from their

original places. Soekarno approached

With his loud

and steady voice, Soekarno delivered his

introductory speech into the microphone before reading

the text of the proclamation.

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Ladies and gentlemen, I have

asked you to be present here to

witness a pivotal event in the

history of

our nation. For decades, we, the

Indonesian people, have fought for independence.

In fact, for hundreds of years,

our waves of action have not stopped in

our struggle to liberate

this nation. We have struggled to build up our strength

to achieve the goal of an Indonesia

free from the colonial rule of other nations.

Tonight, we, the leaders of the

Indonesian people from various corners of the earth, have

joined together for this deliberation and

discussion. With one accord,

it is time for us to

ignite the flame of the Indonesian independence revolution

.

Ladies

and gentlemen, we hereby declare

that determination. Hear

our proclamation.

Our proclamation, the Indonesian people,

hereby declare the independence of the

Indonesian nation. Matters concerning

the transfer of power and

other matters will be carried out

carefully. And in the

shortest possible time,

Jakarta, 17 August

1945, in the name of the Indonesian people, Soekarno

Hatta.

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Indonesia

my homeland, the land where my blood was spilled

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There I

stand, guide

my life.

Indonesia, my

nation, and my homeland.

Let us

shout, Indonesia

united. Long live my land, long live my

country, my nation, my people

all. Build the soul, build

the body for Great Indonesia.

Great Indonesia, independent, independent, my land, my

beloved country Great Indonesia, independent, independent, long

live Great Indonesia

This proclamation event may have only

lasted

a short time, but it has

changed all aspects of the life of the

Indonesian nation. The proclamation of

independence has become the

peak momentum of the Indonesian nation's struggle.

Therefore, we as the

next generation of the nation must

achieve in order to fill

this independence, not

tarnish it.

We must be able to repay the kindness of the

homeland's fighters of the past by

defending this independence.

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Huh? T.

Huh. Huh. I don't know yet. How did you

know? W.

That means our country is now in a

condition

that means our country is now in a

vacuum of power

1 2 3 means our country is now in a

vacuum of

power three. Well, that's perfect if

we divide the tasks now, Bang.

Three,

Dude. Dude, have you

heard?

2 3

waiting for you.

Waalaikumsalam.

K

should come in, Mrs. Fatmati and

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what should we do hello we made

us all think why should we

wait to be freed by Japan

why should we wait for the results of the trial

It's true, but everyone

thinks that we can free

our own nation. That PPKE.

Then are we going to wait forever for

that sweet promise, Dude? We need to

be free immediately. Calm down

ladies and gentlemen.

You're right,

how? I'm already strong.

You said

how do you know.

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Good evening.

Good evening, Bro. Uh, a

good evening

T. Is that true? Then come in.

yeah