Indonesian Independence Day

E617190

national holiday public holiday

Indonesian Independence Day is a national holiday in Indonesia celebrated annually on August 17 to commemorate the country’s 1945 proclamation of independence from Dutch colonial rule.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Indonesian Independence Day canonical	2
HUT RI	1
Hari Kemerdekaan	1
Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia	1
Independence Day of Indonesia	1
Merdeka (independence)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6549606 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indonesian Independence Day
Context triple: [Heroes Day, relatedTo, Indonesian Independence Day]

A. Hari Pahlawan
Hari Pahlawan is Indonesia’s national Heroes Day, commemorating the struggle and sacrifices of the country’s freedom fighters.
B. Indonesian declaration of independence
The Indonesian declaration of independence was the 1945 proclamation by nationalist leaders Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta that marked the birth of the Republic of Indonesia and triggered its struggle to end Dutch colonial rule.
C. Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution was the armed and diplomatic struggle from 1945 to 1949 through which Indonesia fought to end Dutch colonial rule and secure its independence.
D. Jamhuri Day
Jamhuri Day is Kenya’s national day celebrated on December 12 to mark the country’s independence and its establishment as a republic.
E. Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence
The Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence was a Japanese-established body of Indonesian leaders in 1945 that finalized the nation’s constitution and oversaw the formal proclamation of Indonesia’s independence.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indonesian Independence Day
Target entity description: Indonesian Independence Day is a national holiday in Indonesia celebrated annually on August 17 to commemorate the country’s 1945 proclamation of independence from Dutch colonial rule.

A. Hari Pahlawan
Hari Pahlawan is Indonesia’s national Heroes Day, commemorating the struggle and sacrifices of the country’s freedom fighters.
B. Indonesian declaration of independence
The Indonesian declaration of independence was the 1945 proclamation by nationalist leaders Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta that marked the birth of the Republic of Indonesia and triggered its struggle to end Dutch colonial rule.
C. Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution was the armed and diplomatic struggle from 1945 to 1949 through which Indonesia fought to end Dutch colonial rule and secure its independence.
D. Jamhuri Day
Jamhuri Day is Kenya’s national day celebrated on December 12 to mark the country’s independence and its establishment as a republic.
E. Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence
The Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence was a Japanese-established body of Indonesian leaders in 1945 that finalized the nation’s constitution and oversaw the formal proclamation of Indonesia’s independence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	HUT RI ⓘ linked to: Indonesian Independence Day Hari Kemerdekaan ⓘ linked to: Indonesian Independence Day Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia ⓘ linked to: Indonesian Independence Day
celebratedIn	Indonesia ⓘ
colorSymbol	red ⓘ white ⓘ
commemorates	Proclamation of Indonesian Independence ⓘ linked to: Indonesian declaration of independence independence of Indonesia from Dutch colonial rule ⓘ
country	Indonesia ⓘ
dateObserved	August 17 ⓘ
followsCalendar	Gregorian calendar ⓘ linked to: Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
frequency	annual ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Indonesia ⓘ
hasHashtag	#17Agustus ⓘ #HUTRI ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	decoration of streets and public spaces with red and white flags ⓘ flag hoisting ceremony ⓘ military and civil parades ⓘ national address by the President of Indonesia ⓘ reading of the Proclamation of Independence ⓘ traditional games ⓘ
hasTheme	varies annually ⓘ
inception	1945 ⓘ
legalStatus	national holiday ⓘ
locationOfProclamation	Jakarta ⓘ
mainVenue	Merdeka Palace ⓘ National Monument (Monas) ⓘ
observedBy	Indonesian citizens ⓘ Indonesian embassies abroad ⓘ Indonesian government institutions ⓘ
officialLanguageOfCeremonies	Indonesian ⓘ
partOf	Indonesian national identity ⓘ
proclamationDate	17 August 1945 ⓘ
proclamationSite	Pegangsaan Timur 56, Jakarta ⓘ
relatedTo	Dutch East Indies ⓘ Indonesian National Revolution ⓘ Mohammad Hatta ⓘ Sukarno ⓘ
symbol	Flag of Indonesia ⓘ
timeOfDayOfProclamation	10:00 Western Indonesian Time ⓘ
typicalActivities	community competitions ⓘ cultural performances ⓘ decorating neighborhoods with red and white ornaments ⓘ flag-raising ceremonies ⓘ patriotic speeches ⓘ

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