The Indonesian National Revolution was the armed and diplomatic struggle that followed the declaration of Indonesian independence by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, just after the Japanese surrender in the Second World War. The Netherlands tried to restore its colonial rule in the former Dutch East Indies, first with British help and then in two major military offensives, called police actions, in 1947 and 1948. Indonesian forces fought a guerrilla war, and there were negotiations, including the Linggadjati and Renville agreements. International pressure, particularly from the United States, forced the Dutch to the negotiating table, and at a round-table conference in The Hague they agreed to transfer sovereignty.
Before and after
- 6 August 1945Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
- from 9 August 1945 to 2 September 1945Soviet–Japanese War
- 9 August 1945Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
- from 9 August 1945 to 20 August 1945Soviet invasion of Manchuria
- from 17 August 1945 to 27 December 1949Indonesian National Revolution
- 17 August 1945Publication of Animal Farm
- 17 August 1945Publication of Indonesia Raya
- 28 August 1945Occupation of Japan
- from 2 September 1945 to 2 July 1976North Vietnam
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