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After BPUPKI disbanded, he was appointed as chairman of PPKI. After that Japan callSoekarno,
Hatta, and Radjiman Wedyodiningrat to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to meet withGeneral Terauchi
to discuss the issue of Indonesian independence.After returning to Indonesia, Soekarno and Hatta
were kidnapped by youths who had heard the
news of the defeat of Japan’s and brought to Rengasdengklok.
Finally, an agreement was reached so that Soekarno-Hatta returns to Jakarta for preparing the
manuscript of Proclamation. Together with Hatta, Soekarno proclaimed Indonesia’s
independence on behalf of Indonesian on August 17
th
, 1945 in East Pegangsaan street no. 56,Jakarta.This independence is the result of the struggle of the
entire of Indonesian. One day later, he wasinaugurated as the first President of Indonesia. He ruled for
22 years. Soekarno passed away atthe age of 69 years and was buried in Blitar, East Java. The story of
Soekarno is filmed byHanung Bramantyo with title
Soekarno:Indonesia Merdeka.