On that day, Sukarno flew from Yogyakarta to Jakarta, making a triumphant speech at the steps of the governor-general's palace, immediately renamed the Merdeka Palace (" Independence Palace ").

Protesting against attempts by the DPR to interfere in military business on behalf of the former-PETA faction of the military, Nasution and Simatupang had their troops surround the Merdeka Palace and point the tank turrets in the direction of the said building.

On 9 March 1960, Daniel Maukar, an Indonesian airforce lieutenant who sympathised with the Permesta rebellion, strafed the Merdeka Palace and Bogor Palace with his MiG-17 fighter jet, attempting to kill the president ; he was not injured.

On February 1966, student demonstrators in front of Merdeka Palace were shot at by Presidential Guards, killing the student Arief Rachman Hakim, who was quickly turned into a martyr by student demonstrators.

A meeting of Sukarno's full cabinet was held at the Merdeka Palace on 11 March 1966.

Backed by elements of the armed forces, the insurgents occupied Merdeka Square including the areas in front of the Presidential Palace, the national radio station, and telecommunications centre.

Suharto reads his address of resignation at Merdeka Palace on 21 May 1998.

As a child, Megawati grew up in her father's Merdeka Palace.

* Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Indonesia

However Sukarno insisted that a national mosque should be located around the most important square of the nation, near the Merdeka Palace.

Suharto reads his address of resignation at Merdeka Palace on 21 May 1998, accompanied by Vice President B. J. Habibie, who succeeds him.

Lovink transferred his powers to Hamengkubuwono during a ceremony in Koningsplein Palace, later renamed Merdeka Palace.

The two main buildings in the State Palace complex are the Istana Merdeka, which faces south towards the National Monument ( Monas ), and Istana Negara, which faces north towards the Ciliwung River.

van Lansberge, a new building that today become the Merdeka Palace was built within the complex in 1873 during the Governor General Loudon administration, and finished in 1879 during Governor General Johan Willem van Landsbarge administration.

* Merdeka Palace

Merdeka Palace (,, ), is a palace in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, used as the official residence of the President of the Republic of Indonesia.

In 1949, the palace was renamed Merdeka Palace, " merdeka " is an Indonesian word for " freedom " or " independence ".

Merdeka Palace together with Negara Palace, along with a few structures in the complex, such as Wisma Negara (), Sekretariat Negara (), and Bina Graha Building make up the Presidential Palace complex ; the center of Indonesian executive authority.

The architecture of the Merdeka Palace was done in a neo-classical style with doric column, popular amongst Europeans at the time of construction.

After the Indonesian independence, the Merdeka Palace complex was expanded to include not only Istana Negara ( State Palace ), but also to construct Wisma Negara, Sekretariat Negara ( State Sectreatiat ) and Bina Graha.

It has also conducted operations against the OPM ( Organisasi Papua Merdeka or Free Papua Movement ), based in Irian Barat, and which had been involved fighting the Indonesian armed forces.

In September 2007, the Cyberjaya 50th Merdeka Carnival Celebration has attracted more than 4, 000 anglers and it was registered as the biggest fishing competition by the Malaysia Book of Records.

The National History Museum located near the Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has a replica of the federation's flag.

Due to the requirement to have family roots in the Federation or Singapore, a person of Malay extract who has migrated to Malaysia after Merdeka day from another country ( with the exception of Singapore ), and their descendants, will not be regarded as a Malay under the Constitution as such a person and their descendants would not normally fall under or be descended from the Merdeka Day Population.

Fariqe has also competed in the Merdeka Millennium 12 Hour Endurance Race ( Open Class ) in 2002, 2003 and 2006 on Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit.

Since then, Merdeka Square has been the usual venue for the annual Merdeka Parade ( National Day Parade ).

The club's proximity to the High Courts at the other side of Dataran Merdeka has also made the club a suitable meeting place for the legal fraternity.

The west wing of Istana Negara and Merdeka has a Wisma Negara.

The administrative role that the palace once occupied has been shifted to the State Palace building and State Secretariat, while the Merdeka Palace remains a symbolic vestige of authority.

The promotion was made as a support to Malaysia's 50th Merdeka Day and also to thank Proton's customers for their support since Proton Saga was first launched, receiving several minor cosmetic changes.

There are annual activities such as forums, workshops and programs in conjunction with the National Day celebrations such as the Ambang Merdeka Night and the Merdeka Campus Walk, and religious activities such as Qur ' an Recitation and Ramadhan Appreciation Month in the holy month of Ramadhan.

For some late-night occasion ( such as Merdeka celebration or any international games that held in some countries ), it typically ends between 1-3 am instead.

The stadium, operated by Perbadanan Stadium Merdeka, was a venue for many major sporting events prior to its handover to the private company, such as the 1977 Southeast Asian Games and the annual Merdeka Football Tournament ( Pesta Bola Merdeka ).

The Merdeka Palace serves as an official venue for state events ; such as the Independence Day ceremony, welcoming ceremony of honorable guests, reception of Letters of Credence from foreign ambassadors, installation of ministers, ambassadors, ceremonial opening of national meetings, national and international congress and official state banquet.

# every person born outside Malaysia on or after Merdeka Day whose father was a citizen at the time of the birth if the birth was, or is, within 1 year of its occurrence or within such longer period as in any particular case was or is allowed by the Malaysian Government, registered at a consulate of Malaysia or, if it occurred in Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei or North Borneo, registered with the Federal Government

File: Old City Hall, Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur. jpg | Old Kuala Lumpur Town Hall.

The field or padang affront the Royal Selangor Club, now known as Dataran Merdeka, had long belonged to the club before the was taken back by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall in 1987 to be used specifically for events organised by City Hall.

The Koningsplein, now Merdeka Square was completed in 1818, the housing park of Menteng was started in 1913, and Kebayoran Baru was the last Dutch-built residential area.

On 10 November 2007, a mass rally, called the 2007 Bersih Rally, took place in the Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur at 3pm to demand for clean and fair elections.

A PAP Merdeka rally at Farrer Park on 17 August 1955.

On August 31, 1957, Independence was achieved under the Merdeka Agreement, to which Sambanthan was a signatory.

* Textile Museum, located on Merdeka Street museum keeps objects of textiles from all regions in South Sumatera Province.

On 19 September, Sukarno addressed a crowd of one million people at the Ikada Field of Jakarta ( now part of Merdeka Square ) to commemorate one month of independence, indicating the strong level of popular support for the new republic, at least on Java and Sumatera.

The movement took control of the radio station and the Merdeka Square.

Suharto ordered troops to take-over the radio station of Republic of Indonesia Radio and Merdeka Square.

Upon being told of the shootings and disappearances, Suharto went to Kostrad headquarters just before dawn from where he could see soldiers occupying Merdeka Square.

The Malaysian Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja | Royal Military Police Corps assisted the Malaysian policemen to providing security coverage at the Malaysian Houses of Parliament | Parliament Square in Kuala Lumpur during a Hari Merdeka | 52nd Independence Day parade in 2009.

The celebrations were held at Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur, where thousands of people had congregated.

The Padang Merdeka or Town Padang ( field ) is the site where the declaration of Sabah's independence and formation of Malaysia took place.

Today the site hosts the annual City Day celebration on February 2, Merdeka Day celebration on August 31, and a number of other celebrations and functions.

These include Kompleks Karamunsing, Centre Point, Wisma Merdeka, Warisan Square, Plaza Wawasan, Kompleks Asia City, City Mall, KK Plaza, Suria Sabah and the largest hypermall is 1Borneo.

He and Tunku then left London the next day, leaving Abdul Razak to open an UMNO-MCA Merdeka Freedom Bureau through which publicity material in support of early independence could be distributed in England.