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What event is related to the picture?

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What are other historical events in Indonesia?

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Orientation : provides the setting and introduces participants.

Events: tell what happened, in what sequence

Reorientation: optional-closure of events

​Generic Structure

To retell historical events.

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​The proclamation of Indonesian Independence

The proclamation of Indonesian independence was read at 10.00 a.m. on Friday, 17 August 1945. The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian National Revolution, fighting against the forces of the Netherlands and pro-Dutch civilians, until the latter officially acknowledged Indonesia’s independence in 1949. In 2005, the Netherlands declared that they had decided to accept de facto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia’s independence date.

The original Indonesian Declaration of Independence was typed by Sayuti Melik. The document was signed by Sukarno (who signed his name “Soekarno” using the older Dutch orthography) and Mohammad Hatta, who were appointed president and vice-president respectively the following day.

The draft was prepared only a few hours earlier, on the night of 16 August, by Sukarno, Hatta, and Soebardjo, at Rear-Admiral Maeda (Minoru) Tadashi’s house, Miyako-Doori 1, Jakarta (now the “Museum of the Declaration of Independence”, JL. Imam Bonjol I, Jakarta).

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