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Podcast: Witness History
Episode: Sukarno: The founding father of Indonesian independence
Description: On the morning of 17 August 1945, the Indonesian nationalist leader, Sukarno, read out a statement declaring independence.It was broadcast to the country on radio and it came just two days after Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II.The announcement marked the culmination of years of struggle against Dutch colonial rule, which had lasted for over three centuries.Sukarno’s youngest daughter, Kartika Soekarno, speaks to Matt Pintus about the journey to independence. Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past...