![]() The original IndonesianDeclaration of Independence was typed by SayutiMelik. Maeda himself was sleeping in his room upstairs. The draft was prepared only a few hours earlier, on the night of 16August, by Sukarno,Hatta,and Soebardjo, at Rear-AdmiralMaeda (Minoru) Tadashi's house, Miyako-Doori 1, Jakarta (now the ' Museum of the Declaration of Independence', JL. The United Nations, whomediated in the conflict, formally acknowledge the date of independence as 27December 1949. In a 2013 interview the Indonesian historian Sukotjo, amongst others, asked the Dutch government to formallyacknowledge the date of independence as 17 August 1945. In 2005, the Netherlandsdeclared that they had decided to accept defacto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia'sindependence date. ![]() The declaration marked the start of the diplomatic andarmed resistance of the Indonesian NationalRevolution, fighting against the forces of theNetherlands and pro-Dutch civilians, until the latter officiallyacknowledged Indonesia's independence in 1949.
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