The Jakarta Charter's Long March

November 6, 2001

May 29—June 1, 1945
At a meeting on preparations for Indonesian independence, a debate breaks out on the basis on which the state will be based. Sukarno favors Pancasila. From the Islamic side, Muhammadiyah figure Ki Bagus Hadikusumo proposes Islam.

June 22, 1945
The Jakarta Charter is born. The charter accepts Pancasila as the basis of the state, with a condition. God that is Great and Single is placed as the first principle with


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