The Proclamation Without Little Brother
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sjahrir was not present when Sukarno and Hatta read out the text of the proclamation. The Japanese were interfering too much in Indonesia’s path to independence.
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JL. Maluku 19 in Menteng, Central Jakarta, two days before the proclamation of independence. Soebadio Sastrosatomo, 26, was a guest at Sjahrir’s house. Badio, as Soebadio was usually called, was a loyal follower of Sjahrir. In days to come, the pair would go on to jointly establish the Indonesian Socialist Party. It was a scorching hot afternoon and Badio was very thirsty. Sjahrir offered the young man a drink, but Badio refused. It was still R
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