ara ", ▁which ▁in ▁means ▁brother / s ister . ▁Rat ul ang i ▁used ▁the ▁organization ▁to ▁energ ize ▁national ist ▁sent iments ▁in ▁Sul aw esi ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁possible ▁independence ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future . ▁ ▁After ▁Independ ence ▁ ▁Pre par atory ▁Committee ▁for ▁Indones ian ▁Independ ence ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Rat ul ang i ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Pre par atory ▁Committee ▁for ▁Indones ian ▁Independ ence ▁( PP K I ▁or ▁Pan it ia ▁Pers ia pan ▁K em erde ka an ▁Indones ia ) ▁from ▁Sul aw esi . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Su kar no ▁announced ▁the ▁Pro clam ation ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁Independ ence . ▁Rat ul ang i ▁had ▁already ▁arrived ▁in ▁Bat avia ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁P PK I ▁app o inte es ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁territory ▁for ▁meet ings ▁and ▁hence ▁he ▁was ▁present ▁during ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁ceremony . ▁The ▁subsequent ▁P PK I ▁meet ings ▁starting ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁pro clam ation ▁produced ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Su kar no ▁and ▁Moh amm ad ▁H atta ▁as ▁President ▁and ▁Vice ▁President , ▁respectively , ▁by ▁acc lam ation . ▁The ▁meet ings ▁also ▁organized ▁the ▁country ▁into ▁administrative ▁regions ▁where ▁Rat ul ang i ▁was ▁appointed ▁Governor ▁of ▁Sul aw esi . ▁ ▁Governor ▁of ▁Sul aw esi ▁ ▁Upon ▁returning