Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Conflict episode
Following the Netherlands' refusal to recognise the 1945 proclamation, an armed and diplomatic struggle included the Linggadjati Agreement (1946), two Dutch "police action" offensives, and the Renville Agreement (1948); casualty estimates for the conflict vary widely and are not resolved to a single figure.
Significance here: The armed and diplomatic struggle between the 1945 proclamation and the 1949 transfer of sovereignty.
· Declaration
Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaimed Indonesian independence in Jakarta on 17 August 1945, two days after Japan's surrender in the Second World War, though the Netherlands did not recognise this and a four-year armed and diplomatic struggle followed.
Significance here: The unilateral proclamation that began Indonesia's independence struggle, though full international and Dutch recognition followed only in 1949.
· Agreement
Following the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference held in The Hague, the Netherlands transferred sovereignty over Indonesia (excluding Netherlands New Guinea) to the Republic of the United States of Indonesia on 27 December 1949.
Significance here: The formal end of Dutch colonial rule, four years after the 1945 proclamation.
· Recognition
Following the Security Council's recommendation, the General Assembly admitted the Republic of Indonesia to United Nations membership on 28 September 1950.
Significance here: Formal international recognition of Indonesian statehood, completing the process begun by the 1945 proclamation.
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