Penemu dan Penjaga Warisan - Mengenal Siapa Penjahit Bendera Pusaka
Serba-serbi Bendera Merah Putih, Siapa yang Menjahit dan di Mana Bendera Pusaka Disimpan
Serba-serbi bendera Merah Putih. Mulai dari siapa penjahit dan dimana Bendera Pusaka disimpan. Foto/SINDOnews.
JAKARTA - Hari ini, 17 Agustus 2023 pada peringatan Proklamasi Kemerdekaan RI bendera Merah Putih berkibar di seluruh penjuru Indonesia. Mari kita mengenal lebih dekat lambang tertinggi negara ini.
Dikutip dari laman Direktorat SMP Kemendikbudristek, berikut ini serba serbi bendera Merah Putih.
Bendera atau panji Merah Putih ternyata dikenal dan dipakai sejak jaman kerajaan di bumi Nusantara seperti kerajaan Majapahit, Singasari, dan kerajaan Islam.
Kedua warna ini pun diteruskan oleh para pejuang kedaerahan hingga para cendikiawan dan nasionalis pada 1928 hingga bangsa ini pun merdeka.
Sang Saka Merah Putih terus berkibar dengan indahnya sebagai bendera Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia hingga kini.
History [ edit ]
The Bendera Pusaka was sewn by Sukarno's wife Fatmawati. [1] It was based on a 13th-century Majapahit flag, which had nine stripes of red and white. [2]
It was first raised at Sukarno's house at 56 Pegangsaan Timur Street, Jakarta, after Sukarno read the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence. [3] It was hoisted on a short bamboo staff by a group led by Captain Latief Hendaningrat, after its hoisting, the gathered crowd sang "Indonesia Raya". [2] [4]
During the first year of the Indonesian National Revolution, the Bendera Pusaka flew day and night. After the Dutch took Jakarta in 1946, the Bendera Pusaka was brought to Yogyakarta in Sukarno's briefcase. During Operatie Kraai, the Bendera Pusaka was cut in half and given to Indonesian composer Husein Mutahar for safekeeping, Mutahar was told to "protect the flag with [his] life". Despite being captured by and escaping from the Dutch, Mutahar managed to bring the flag to Jakarta, sew it back together, and turn it over to Soedjono. Soedjono later returned the flag to Sukarno, who was in exile in Bangka. [4]
After the end of the war, the Bendera Pusaka was raised once a year in front of the Presidential Palace during Independence Day celebrations. [1] However, due to the flag's fragile state, beginning in 1968 it has been replaced by a replica. [ citation needed ]
In 2003, plans were released to relocate the Bendera Pusaka from the Presidential Palace to the National Monument. In 2004, the relocation was expected to cost Rp. 3.5 billion (US$388,889), with the flag being stored in a 24-karat gold-plated case within the Independence Room of the Monument. [5] However, the relocation has been consistently delayed. [6] As of 2009, its storage at the National Monument has been mandated by law. [3]
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