The National Day of Indonesia*** and the State is August 17th.
August 17, 1945 is the day Indonesia declared its independence, which is celebrated every year with a grand ceremony in the square in front of the Presidential Palace, and celebrations featuring the hoisting of the national flag are also held everywhere.
Indonesia, also known as the Land of a Thousand Islands and the Land of Volcanoes, has a long history. As early as the second half of the second century B.C., the earliest slave state, Ye Tone, appeared in Indonesia. From the 3rd to 7th centuries AD, a number of decentralized dynasties were established on the island. the late 13th and early 14th centuries in Java formed the powerful feudal empire of Ma Noi Bache.
The 15th century was invaded by Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, in 1602, the Netherlands established in Indonesia with the government of the "East India Company", began a long period of more than 300 years of colonial rule. 1942 Japanese invasion in 1945 after the surrender of the Japanese outbreak of the August Revolution, August 17 proclaimed independence! The state of Indonesia was established on August 17th.
History
Lived in the Indonesian archipelago about 1.5 million to 35,000 years ago, and are called Javanese apes. Homo sapiens entered the region about 45,000 years ago. A number of decentralized feudal kingdoms were established between the 3rd and 7th centuries AD. Recorded dynasties include the Buddhist Murofushi (mid-7th century-1293), which was later conquered by Ma Noi Bache.
The New Kosari Kingdom (1222-1292), which controlled the Straits of Malacca, triggered the Yuan-Jaw wars, after which the royal family, with the help of Yuan forces, established the most powerful feudal empire of Mahnobacheh in Indonesian history (1293-1478) in Java.
The 15th century saw the invasions of Portugal, Spain and Britain, followed by the Dutch in 1596, the establishment of the East India Company in 1602 with governmental powers, and the establishment of a colonial government at the end of 1799.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Indonesia