Mohammed Hatta

Americas

Sukarno and Hatta declare Indonesian independence just two days after Japan's surrender, ending 350 years of Dutch colonial rule. The Netherlands wages four…

• 1945 CE

  Indonesian independence proclaimed

  Sukarno and Hatta declare Indonesian independence just two days after Japan's surrender, ending 350 years of Dutch colonial rule. The Netherlands wages four years of war before recognizing Indonesia in 1949.