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310 – Pope Eusebius dies, possibly from a hunger strike, shortly after being banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily.; 682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate. [1]986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
The Independence Day of Indonesia (in Indonesian formally known as Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia shortened "HUT RI", or simply Hari Kemerdekaan, and colloquially referred by the people as Tujuhbelasan, meaning "the Seventeenth") is a national holiday in Indonesia commemorating the anniversary of Indonesia's proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945. [1]
Pamungkas, M. Fazil (17 August 2019). "Lima Hal Menarik Seputar Malam Perumusan Naskah Proklamasi". Historia - Majalah Sejarah Populer Pertama di Indonesia (in Indonesian) Post, Peter; Frederick, William H.; Heidebrink, Iris; Sato, Shigeru, eds. (2010). The Encyclopedia of Indonesia in the Pacific War. Brill.
On 17 February 2022, a major Dutch historical review was released, titled Independence, Decolonization, Violence and War in Indonesia, 1945–1950. The research was done by three institutions: Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH) and NIOD Institute for ...
17 August 1950: On the fifth anniversary of the proclamation of Indonesian independence, the RUSI, the Republic as an element of it, and the remaining states of East Sumatra and East Indonesia are replaced by a new Republic of Indonesia with a unitary (but provisional) constitution. Jakarta is made the capital of this new state.
The history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,000 to 18,000 islands stretching along the equator in Southeast Asia and Oceania .
8 July – Establishment of the Islamic University of Indonesia, in Sleman, Yogyakarta; 17 August – Proclamation of Indonesian Independence; 17 August – Start of the Indonesian National Revolution; 22 August – Launch of Voice of Indonesia; August – Start of Bersiap; 2 September – Establishment of the Presidential Cabinet
17 August: Indonesia severs diplomatic links with the Netherlands in protest over its refusal to hand over Netherlands New Guinea. [73] 30 September: President Sukarno addresses the United Nations General Assembly. [73] 1961: 4 March: An agreement is signed in Jakarta with the Soviet Union to buy arms with long term loans. [73] 17 August