History of Indonesian Independence Day August 17, 1945 - Dutch colonized 350 years time and plus 3.5 years in the Japanese colonial period is not a short time, efforts were made by the people of Indonesia at that time to escape from the invaders, many Indonesian hero who died with honor in future and efforts to free the nation from the invaders.
Many leaders who helped fight and will not be sorry to die on the battlefield for the sake of the nation Indonesia it appears logical some of the many figures are:
Heroes Excellency
Countless lives were willing to become victims for the independence of Indonesia in the hope, one day their children and grandchildren will live in peace without fear and oppressed by the occupiers, they do not want strings attached they do not want any reward, even they do not want to be respected who they want we are just as their children and grandchildren to live as free people, not as slaves of other nations.Many leaders who helped fight and will not be sorry to die on the battlefield for the sake of the nation Indonesia it appears logical some of the many figures are:
- Pangeran Diponegoro: Warrior highly skilled in guerrilla warfare and troop leaders were wise and prudent.
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Pangeran Diponegoro |
- Lt. Rahmat Shigeru Ono: is a Japanese samurai warrior Indonesia one of the Japanese nation who then train the village youth to fight against the invaders.
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Lt. Rahmat Shigeru Ono |
- Kapitan Pattimura: A highborn warrior who led the citizens embarrassment to take up arms against the invaders.
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Kapitan Pattimura |
- Cut Nyak Meutia: Is a woman warrior who led an army against the Netherlands and died on October 24, 1910 after her husband Teuku Tjik who had been executed by the Dutch in 1905.
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Cut Nyak Meutia |
- Admiral Tadashi Maeda: One of the people instrumental he was a member of the Japanese navy he even captured by the allies willing to defend the country Indonesia, he also has prepared a place for the people of Indonesia to draft the proclamation in his home.
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Admiral Tadashi Maeda |
- Soekarno: One of the most meritorious person on the independence of Indonesia he was the first president of Indonesia.
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Soekarno |
- Moch.Hatta: The vice president is no less instrumental in Indonesian independence
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Moch.Hatta |
- Wikana: People bravest soldiers urged Japan not to disturb the ceremony and reading of the text of the proclamation of independence, the urgent first president Sukarno to declare independence on 17 August 1945.
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Wikana |
- Tan Malaka: Young Indonesian Dutch school graduate who later became a teacher and taught the residents of Semarang Indonesia.
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Tan Malaka |
- BM. Diah: People who play a role in mental evoke the spirit of the people of Indonesia in a way became a journalist and news to the development plan of the country's independence in remote uses radio communications assistance.
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BM. Diah |
Figure above is only a small part of the many distinguished fighters from Indonesia.
Weapons Used By Indonesian People.
In terms of weapons to fight the invaders Indonesia only uses bamboo spears because of limited supply of weapons and the majority of the people of Indonesia are farmers who do not understand in terms of using weapons, but his passion never faded them without fear against the invaders in messages obviously only using bamboo spears.
August 17, 1945
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed atom by allied military forces of Japan weakened and distracted from the people of Indonesia then this opportunity is not horrifically wasted by Indonesia declaring independence, and on 17 August 1945 all agree and finally Sukarno read the text of the proclamation and claims the Indonesian nation to be a nation that is free and independence.
Hearing the story of fighters Indonesia during the colonial period is what makes me love this country and want everyone in the world knows the struggle of Indonesian nation to achieve independence with drops of sweat and blood of the heroes who have fallen for us as their children and grandchildren to live free, all this makes I am proud to be Indonesian because an ancestor who loves us, unconditionally, without fear and without wanting to be respected.