BUILDING NATIONAL AND STATE AWARENESS IN INDONESIA: A REFLECTION

ABSTRACT: The Indonesian nation was previously part of the archipelago kingdoms which were colonized bythe Dutch for more than 350 years. Resistance against the Dutch colonialists who exploited the natural wealth oftheir colony occurred in almost all areas under Dutch control. It’s just that, its nature is still only to defend thearea. The modern struggle in the form of an organization against colonialism occurred when Budi Utomo wasfounded in 1908. In a matter of 20 years, the struggle had led to the formation of a nationality with a youth oaththat occurred in 1928. Then within 17 years, an independent Indonesian nation was formed with read the text ofthe Proclamation on 17 August 1945 by Sekarno-Hatta. However, this nation’s struggle was much tougher afterindependence. A long revolution took place until 1949, finally the Dutch recognized Indonesia’s independenceat the Round Table Conference (KMB) in The Hague. During the Revolution there were also rebellions carriedout by state children who wanted a different ideology from Pancasila. Even today these ripples still exist in theform of radical mass organizations. Thanks to faith, strength and unity, as well as the protection of GodAlmighty, all of that can still be overcome