Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence

Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence
Panitia Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia
独立準備委員会
Dokuritsu Junbi Inkai
PPKI meeting on 18 August 1945
PPKI meeting on 18 August 1945
Agency overview
Formed7 August 1945 (1945-08-07)
Preceding agency
Dissolved29 August 1945 (1945-08-29)
Superseding agency
Agency executives

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