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| | Indonesia -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | In Aug., 1945, immediately after the Japanese surrender, Sukarno and Muhammad Hatta, another nationalist leader, proclaimed Indonesia an independent republic. |
 | | Sukarno was elected president, and Hatta became premier. |
 | | Although Sukarno had achieved a major accomplishment in uniting so many diverse peoples and regions under one government and one language, his administration was marked by inefficiency, injustice, corruption, and chaos. |
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