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Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence
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<p>The Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence , sometimes referred to, but better known locally, as the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Indonesian Independence (<a href="/facts/Indonesian_language/J8Q78Ywb">Indonesian</a>: <i>Badan Penyelidik Usaha-Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia</i>, BPUPKI), was an organization set up on 1 March 1945 by the Japanese military authority in Java during the <a href="/facts/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies/vfCJCn4Q">Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies</a> as the initial stage of the establishment of independence for the area under the control of the <a href="/facts/Japanese_16th_Army/okuP2vNs">Japanese 16th Army</a>. The BPUPK held two plenary meetings; the first was from 28 May to 1 June 1945 and the second was between 10 and 17 July 1945. A BPUPK was also established in Sumatra. </p>