National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia perpetuate the arrival of President Soekarno who returned the first time after the transfer of the state capital from Jakarta to Surabaya. On December 28, 1949, President Soekarno addressed thousands of people in Jakarta.
On that historic day, Bung Karno returned to Jakarta as the capital of the country after 4 years of moving the capital to Yogyakarta. The people of Jakarta welcomed the motorcade of Bung Karno. Bung Karno incessantly greeted the people while standing on a pickup truck. Not only standing in pingir-roadside, some people ran after the car Bung Karno.
"Silence ... silent ..." So Bung Karno started his fiery speech to calm the people who had gathered in front of the Merdeka Palace.
"Sodara-sodara gentlemen Alhamdulillah I say Allah SWT presence This is the day I have stepped on the earth again Jakarta It has been almost 4 years," said Bung Karno continued his speech in front of the people of Jakarta.
"4 times 365 days I split with the people of Jakarta, how it feels? Like 10 years of brothers, to employees, to marhaen brothers marhaen, becak drivers, my vegetable brothers, my smallest siblings There is no one except all my brothers and sisters, I give my greetings to my brothers and sisters. "
"Alhamdulillah, now on this page has been flying the banner of the color bwi.Really the brothers handover of this sovereignty is the result of the good intentions, the good understanding between Indonesia and the Netherlands, between Indonesia and the international world.And we are grateful for the I, too many times, have expressed my gratitude to the great messengers. "
