The Memorial Satoe Tahoen Repoeblik Indonesia ( One Year Anniversary of Indonesian Republic Memorial ) was the first monument to be built in Taman Proklamasi . It was inaugurated on August 17 , 1946 by Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir during the time of the allied occupation . The memorial is in the shape of a small obelisk , with an inscription " Atas Oesaha Wanita Djakarta " ( " with the effort of the women of Jakarta " ) , a depiction of the manuscript of the Indonesian independence , and a map of Indonesia . Shortly after , the memorial was renamed Tugu Proklamasi Tugu Proklamasi was initiated by several women figures of Indonesia e , g , Yos Masdani Tumbuan , Mien Wiranatakusumah , Zus Ratulangi ( daughter of Sam Ratulangi ) , Zubaedah , and Ms. Gerung . The sketch of the memorial was done by Kores Siregar , a student from the Bandung Institute of Technology . The construction started on July 1946 . On the eve of the inauguration of the memorial in mid-August , the mayor of Jakarta Suwiryo refused to inaugurate the memorial due to perceived safety issue . During the proposed time of the inauguration , the allies had occupy Jakarta and there was a concern that the allies would start a massacre similar with the Amritsar massacre in India . Despite the perceived concern , the women-initiator of the construction of Tugu Proklamasi decided to contact the prime minister Sutan Sjahrir in the afternoon of August 16 , 1946 to lead the inauguration of the memorial . Sutan Sjahrir was willing to led the inauguration and so he took a flight to Jakarta from Yogyakarta to inaugurate the memorial . No conflict ensues during the inauguration of the memorial
Amritsar massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Taman Proklamasi