Dutch handover observed<\/p>\n
KALIJATI, West Java: The transfer of power from the Dutch
\ncolonial government to the Japanese 60 years ago was observed in
\na ceremony at Suryadarma airbase here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Hanafie Asnan, the National
\nResilience Institute Governor Ermaya Suradinata, and former
\nforeign minister Ali Alatas were among those in attendance at the
\nceremony, which was sponsored by the Ermelo Foundation.<\/p>\n
The ceremony was marked by the signing of a plaque situated in
\na house, where the unconditional transfer of power took place on
\nMarch 8, 1942.<\/p>\n
Japanese troops took control of Indonesia after one month of
\nhard-fought battles during World War II.<\/p>\n
The chairman of Ermelo Foundation, Himawan Sutanto, stressed
\nthe importance and relevance of the commemoration to Indonesian
\npeople, saying that the transfer of power paved the way for the
\nnation's independence.<\/p>\n
Indonesia declared its independence in 1945 after two atomic
\nbombs struck Japan. -- Antara<\/p>",
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