Happy Independence Day

The Indonesians celebrate their Independence Day on 17th August every year. That was when we declared as a free nation, escaped from the suppressions of The Japanese in 1945. For about 350 years, Indonesia was under the ruling of The Dutch. We were a colonization but yet we had some little freedom especially for loyal families and landlords. Before we gained our independence, we were under the control of Japanese Empire for about 3 years. Then when the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, everything changed so rapidly.

So this will be the 60th Anniversary of our Independence. But still we have so many things to fix. Corruption, unfair justice systems, dirty politics, are some of the problems that Indonesian Government still struggling to fight. Also the tag as country that let terrorism to spread its wing, radical movements including public vandalism and how easy to turn people power into something destructive.

Oh well, Happy Independence Day. May we will heading into the right direction, for not only bring wealth and joy to our people but also raising our remarks in front of the world.

INDONESIA RAYA
Written by :W.R. Supratman

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