The Flag Raising Ceremony and Reading of the Proclamation Text in the framework of the 79th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia was successfully held in the State Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago for the first time. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) acted as the ceremony inspector (irup) at the ceremony held in the courtyard of the State Palace in the IKN.
The ceremony began at 11:09 WITA or 10:09 WIB. However, the series of activities began at 08:15 WITA with various entertainment.
In that moment, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani was appointed to read the text of the proclamation. This moment became a symbol of the continuity of the struggle and the spirit of independence inherited from grandfather to grandson.
What was the moment like? Here is a summary from the Presidential Secretariat YouTube, Saturday (17/8).
Replacing her grandfather, President Soekarno, Puan is now continuing the tradition by reading the same text in the new era of the Indonesian capital.
YouTube Sekretariat Presiden(brl/far)
