RENGASDENGKLOK

Rengasdengklok events are the events of a kidnapping carried out by a number of youths, among others Soekarni, Wikana, Aidit and Chaerul Saleh, against Soekarno and Hatta. This event took place on 16 August 1945 at 03.00. Wib, the President and Hatta brought to Rengasdengklok, Karawang, to then urged to accelerate the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia, Until the agreement between the old represented President and Hatta as well as Mr. Achmad Subardjo dengan the young about when the proclamation of will be implemented especially after the Japanese suffered defeats in the Pacific War.
The face of the insistence, the President and Hatta remain unchanged establishment. Meanwhile in Jakarta, Chairul and colleagues have devised a plan to seize the power. But what had planned not successful run for not all member PETA support the plan.
The proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia planned to be read Bung Karno and Bung Hatta on Friday, August 17, 1945 in field IKADA ( now has become the Monas ) or in the Bung Karno in East Jl.Pegangsaan 56. Chosen the Bung Karno because in the field IKADA had spread that there is an event that will be held, so army japan is be on one's guard, to avoid chaotic, between spectator when it happened readings text of the proclamation, chosen the President in the East Pegangsaan No.56. The text Proclamation arranged in Rengasdengklok, in the house to a Chinese, Djiaw Kie Siong. Flags flew at the Red White already fighters in Rengasdengklok on Thursday on 16 August, as the preparation for the proclamation of independence of Indonesia.
Because it is not got the news of Jakarta, then Jusuf Kunto sent to confer with the youth in Jakarta. But when he got in Jakarta, Kunto just go to meet Wikana and Mr. Achmad Soebardjo, then Kunto and Achmad Soebardjo to Rangasdengklok to pick up President, Hatta, Fatmawati and Guntur. Achmad Soebardjo invited Bung Karno and Hatta left to Jakarta to read the proclamation of in Jalan Pegangsaan Eastern 56. On October 16 midnight group is arrived in Jakarta.
The next day, precisely on August 17, 1945 declaration proclamation reverberation with text proclamation Independence Indonesia the written by Sayuti Melik use typewriter machine that “borrowed” ( precisely actually taken ) from the Head of the Representative sea Jerman, Major ( the ) Dr. Hermann Kandeler.