Rengasdengklok Events August 15, 1945



After Japanese surrender to ally, the status of just the "status quo". Then on August 15, 1945, Chaerul Saleh discuss it with Tan Malaka agreed held the meeting with the young men in of the Laboratory Mikrologi in East Pegangsaan talk about the implementation of the proclamation of without the aid Japanese and produce the decision as follows:

1. Urged Bung Karno and Bung Hatta to release ties with Japanese and should be deliberation with the young men
2. Urged Bung Karno and Bung Hatta in order to the top of the name of Indonesia to proclaimed the independence of Indonesia was also or slowest August 16, 1945.

This decision delivered by Darwis and Wikana but was rejected by Bung Karno and Hatta because it will not be declared independence without PPKI. But the young men think that PPKI is in Japanese.


On August 16, 1945, Sukarni, Yusuf Kunto, and Singgih brought Bung Karno and Hatta to Rengasdengklok. The formulation of the text of the proclamation was held in the house of Admiral Maeda. Figures which act as the framers came from the old group namely Soekarno, Hatta, Ahmad Subarjo. While the group is young as a witness namely BM Diah, Sayuti Melik, Sukarni, Sudiro. Deliberations and discussions resulted in:

1. The text of the proclamation of the clad. The text of proclamation hand-written by Bung Karno
2. The text of the proclamation of the authentic. Text proclamation which was typed by Sayuti Melik and then signed by Soekarno and Hatta on behalf of the Nation of Indonesia and was read on August 17, 1945.