After over three centuries of Dutch colonisation, Indonesia declared independence on August 17, 1945, shortly after Japan surrendered to the United States. New Delhi: Indonesia Independence Day, known as ‘Hari Kemerdekaan’, is celebrated annually on August 17 to mark the country’s declaration of Independence from the Netherlands in 1945. The day, also called ‘Tujuhbelasan’ or ‘the Seventeenth’ locally, was officially designated a national holiday by government decree in 1946.
Despite the initial declaration, Indonesia faced four more years of struggle before gaining official recognition of its Independence. On Indonesia Independence Day, let us look at how it got Independence and some quick facts about the Asian nation and its relation with India. According to the 2020 Indonesian Census, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, had a population of 31.
24 million. This makes it the most populous region in Indonesia and the second-most populous urban area in the world after Tokyo (Photo credit: Fadil Aziz/The Image Bank/Getty Images) How did Indonesia get Independence? The road to Indonesia’s Independence was long and complex, with the country suffering invasions and takeovers over hundreds of years. The archipelago was once made up of small kingdoms, with powerful kingdoms like Srivijaya and Sailendra.
The Majapahit Empire ruled over much of present-day Indonesia, followed by the Mataram Sultanate. The Dutch arrived in the 17th century and ruled for 350 years, exploit.