Linggarjati Museum: Looking back on the beginning of Indonesia’s diplomatic struggle
Indonesia has many places of historical tourism. Linggarjati Museum is one of the most important because of its historical value as being a place where an important incident was once held. The incident was called Linggarjati Agreement, as it took place at Linggarjati – a village located under Ciremai Mountain, between Kuningan and Cirebon City. This Agreement was a start of Indonesia’s diplomatic efforts for the nation independence.
Linggarjati Museum is a building to commemorate the conference and the Linggarjati Agreement between Indonesia and Netherlands Governments in 1946. The bulding was a non-living witness of an important incident in Indonesia’s historical journey. The conference resulted in agreement about Indonesia’s independence status. Linggarjati Agreement was the defacto recognition of the Republic of Indonesia by the Kingdom of The Netherlands and the right of self-determination of a people, after centuries of domination.
