IndonesiaandAND⤬THE JUNCTION
2 SHARED EVENTSJapan

Entangled histories

2 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · IDN LEFT · JPN RIGHT

1. 1942

   Japanese occupation of the Indies

   Japan conquers the Dutch East Indies, ending Dutch rule; its occupation brings forced labour and hardship but also mobilises and arms Indonesian nationalists.

   War & Rupture · from the Indonesia chronicle · Japanese Occupation, Independence and the Revolution · REFS 2 — Indonesia (toward independence; Japanese occupation; after Suharto), Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies

2. 17 Aug 1945

   Proclamation of Independence

   Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim Indonesia an independent republic in Jakarta, days after Japan's surrender; they become president and vice-president the next day.

   Independence · from the Indonesia chronicle · Japanese Occupation, Independence and the Revolution · REFS 2 — Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, Indonesia Regains Its Independence (Research Starters)