The Facts around Indonesian Proclamation on 17 August 1945

Revolution from the bedroom. Bung Karno just woke up on 9 pm after had the malaria in his bedroom in Pegangsaan Timur 56 Street, Cikini. His temperature was high and he was so tired after staying up talking all night with his closed friends that had made a concept of proclamation script in Admiral Maeda house.

Without protocol. No music corps, no conductor, and a variety of items. Even flagpole was made roughly from a bamboo, and sticked only a couple minutes before the ceremony. But that is a fact that was happened on a sacred ceremonial that had been waiting for more than 300 years.

Bedcover and a “soto” (soup) peddler. The Red-White flag was made from a bedcover and cloth of “soto” peddler!

The first command of President was to call a “sate” (small pieces of meat roasted on skewer) peddler! The first command of President Sukarno when he appointed as the First President of The Republic of Indonesia was not to build a cabinet or sign a decree, but calling “sate” peddler! That was done in his trip to go home, after appointed by acclamation as a president. By coincident he met with a sate peddler who naked chest and not wearing anything on his feet. “5 pieces of chicken sate, please!” ordered President Sukarno. He ates sate ravenously near a dirty gutter. And that was the first command on his people all at once the first party of his appointment as a leader of more than 70 million people of a big country that just aged one day.

Proclamation text was in trash. The origin text of the proclamation of Indonesian Independence that was wrote in hand by Bung Karno and dictated by Bung Hatta, actually never had owned and saved by the Government. The strange was that historical script indeed had been being saved well by a journalist B.M. Diah. Diah found that proclamation draft was in a trash at the house of Admiral Maeda, on early morning of 17 August 1945, after being copied and typed by Sajuti Melik. On 29 Mei 1992, Diah gived that draft to President Soeharto, after had saved for 46 years 9 months and 19 days.

Proclamator on behind the screen. If Bung Hatta suggestion was accepted, Indonesia had “more than two” proclamator. After finished of making concept of Indonesian Independence Proclamation script at the house of Admiral Maeda, Imam Bonjol No. 1 Street, Jakarta, Bung Hatta suggested to everyone in that early morning meeting for being together signed the proclamation text that were going to read on the morning. But his suggestion was rejected by Soekarni, a youth attendee. The meeting was attended by Soekarno, Hatta, and failed candidate of the proclamator: Achmad Soebardjo, Soekarni, and Sajuti Melik. “Huh, seems they didn’t want to get a chance to make a history”, moaning Bung Hatta because his suggestion was rejected.

The documentations of Proclamation saved due to lies. The sacred moment of Proclamation 17 August 1945 could be documented and seen by us due to a lies. When Japanese soldiers want to seizing the negative of photos that had recorded that important moment, Frans Mendoer, the photographer had lied to them. He said that he didn't have those negative and had gave to Barisan Pelopor (Forerunner Front), a struggle movement organization. Hearing that answer, the Japanese had become angry. Actually, the negative was burried under the tree at the Office of Asia Raja daily news. After Japanese had gone, the negative was printed and publicated widely and can be seen until now. How if Mendoer being honest to Japanese?

The days of birth and death. When 17 August become the birthday of Indonesia, on the contrary, that date become the deathday of founder of Indonesia's pillar. On that day, the arranger of national anthem "Indonesia Raya", WR Soepratman (death in 1937) and the founder of Indonesian Language, Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk (death in 1894) was died.

There is no Soekarno-Hatta Street in Jakarta. Jakarta, the place where the Indonesian Independence was proclamated and the city where Bung Karno and Bung Hatta had been struggling, never gives reward to memorized the Indonesian proclamator. So far, there is no "Soekarno-Hatta Street" in the Jakarta Capital City. Even, their name had never been perpetuated in the form of any kind of public facility building object until 1985, when an international airport was inaugurated with using their name.

The Official Title of Proclamator was designated in 1986. The Title of Proclamator to Bung Karno and Bung Hatta, just only the unofficial title that designated by Indonesian people for 41 years! Because, just in 1986, the Government officially desinated that title to them.

The Minister from Indonesian Genuine. Just after 43 years of its independence, Indonesia had its minister from 100% Indonesian genuine. Because all of ministers before, had born before 17 August 1945. That mean, they had been Dutch or under subjection of Japan, because the law state of Republic of Indonsia still not exist at the time. the first "Indonesian genuine" that become a minister is Ir. Akbar Tanjung (was born in Sibolga, North Sumatera, 30 August 1945), as a State Minister of Youth and Sports in Kabinet Pembangunan V (The Fifth Development Cabinet) 1988-1993.

Format of Opposition (part one)

Background

The Second Congress of PDI Perjuangan stated the position of party as an opposition party on explicit period of time (2005-2009)

In long period of the past time, opposition didn't have a decent and respectful position in Indonesia political concept and practical, so that the opposition have a wrong-meaning as a disturbance and threat to government. Therfore, its needed a correctness trough concrete efforts.


Characteristic

Opposition is conducted according to ideological and realistic pro "wong cilik" (poor people). By ideological means that Pancasila (the National Five Principles) 1 June 1945 as a "base ideology" and "life vision" is implemented to be a "working ideology" in regard to watching the government performance.

Opposition is performed in presidential system. Opposition, indeed popular in parliament system, but as substantively also exist in presidential system, as the balancing in regard to conducting the government who have to commited for performing checks and balances.

Opposition that is being conducted is loyal opposition to national ideology, constitution, and people interest.

Opposition is performed towards government performance, that is criticize things that may harm the people interest and to propose the alternative that give benefit for the people.

The Preamble to Statutes of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle

Whereas the noble purpose to establish and to create Indonesia which shall be free, sovereign, united, democratic, just and prosperous, humanity and religious as they stated in The Preamble of The Constitution 1945 is the purpose of the whole people of Indonesia.

The achievement of that noble purpose appeal all components of nation, either as individually or collectively, all at once is the right and responsibility of the whole people. Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle as a vehicle and instrument of struggle and as the people's political forces based on Pancasila (the national five principles) as they stated in The Constitution 1945 which is appropriate to the soul and spirit of its birth on 1 June, 1945. In its implemantation, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle have strong self characters of nationality, democracy, and social justice by the spirits of democratic, free, strong determination, and inclusive which all of them are capital for the struggle to build nation and national character, to drive the forces and to strive for people's aspirations to become the policies of state.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle have the duties to preserve and to realize the purpose of The 17 August, 1945 Proclamation State, to perform Pancasila as the nation life vision in the life of society hood, nationhood, and statehood and to provide the nation cadre.

Therefore, by the political forces and power as we always to strive for, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle have a strong will to realize the life of nation that liberate, free, united, sovereign, just and prosperous in the frame of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

By the history, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle was formed as a fusion of Indonesian National Party (PNI), League of the Supporters of Indonesian Independence (IPKI), Catholic Party, Indonesian Christian Party (Parkindo), and Party of Masses (Partai Murba) to became Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) on the 10 January, 1973, and over a period of time, PDI was changed into Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) on the 1 February, 1999 as a legal body.

The Preamble to The Constitution of Republic of Indonesia

Whereas freedom is the inalienable right of all nations, colonialism must be abolished in this world as it is not in conformity with humanity and justice;
And the moment of rejoicing has arrived in the struggle of the Indonesian freedom movement to guide the people safely and well to the threshold of the independence of the state of Indonesia which shall be free, united, sovereign, just and prosperous;
By the grace of God Almighty and impelled by the noble desire to live a free national life, the people of Indonesia hereby declare their independence.
Subsequent thereto, to form a government of the state of Indonesia which shall protect all the people of Indonesia and their entire native land, and in order to improve the public welfare, to advance the intellectual life of the people and to contribute to the establishment of a world order based on freedom, abiding peace and social justice, the national independence of Indonesia shall be formulated into a constitution of the sovereign Republic of Indonesia which is based on the belief in the One and Only God, just and humanity, the unity of Indonesia, democracy guided by the inner wisdom of deliberations amongst representatives and the realization of social justice for all of the people of Indonesia.