Scout movement was born in 1961, so if you would listen to background of the Scout Movement, one needs to assess the situation, the incident and the events around 1960.

Of expression that have been presented in front of us see that the number of clubs scouting in Indonesia at that time very much. The amount of mismatch with the total number of members of the society.

Regulations arising on the pioneering this is MPRS No. II/MPRS/1960, dated December 3, 1960 on the development plan of the Universe National Planning. This provision can be found in Article 330. C. which states that basic education in the field of scouting is Pancasila. Beyond the control of scouting (Article 741) and education intensified scouting and agree that the Government plans to establish Scouting (Article 349 Paragraph 30). Then scouting to be freed from the remnants of Lord Baden Powell (Appendix C Section 8).

The decision imposes obligations that the Government implement. That's why Pesiden / Mandatory MPRS on March 9, 1961 to collect the figures and the Indonesian scout movement leader, at the Presidential Palace. Thursday evening that President revealed that there should be renewed scouting, educational methods and activities to be replaced, all existing scouting organizations merged into one called Scout. The President also appointed a committee consisting of lane IX, P and K Minister Prof. Prijono, Minister of Agriculture Dr.A. Aziz Saleh and Minister of Transmigration, Cooperatives and Rural Community Development, Achmadi. This committee certainly need something ratification. And then come a Presidential Decree No.112 of 1961 dated 5 April 1961, about the formation of the Executive Committee of Assistant Scout with the membership as called for by the President on March 9, 1961.

There are differences between the designations or committee duties the President's speech with the Presidential Decree.

Still in April it was also, get out of Presidential Decree No. 121 of 1961 dated 11 April 1961 on the Establishment Committee of the Scout Movement. This committee consists of members of Sri Sultan (lane IX), Prof.. Prijono, Dr. A. Aziz Saleh, Achmadi and Muljadi Djojo Martono (Social Secretary).


The committee is then process the Scout Association, as a Attachment Presidential Decree No. 238 of 1961, dated May 20, 1961 about the Scout Movement.

The birth of the Scout Movement

Scout movement is characterized by a series of interrelated events, namely:

   1. Speech of President / Mandatory MPRS before the leaders and scouting leaders representing organizations that are in Indonesia on March 9, 1961 at the State Palace. This event came to be called the SCOUT MOVEMENT DAY SHOOTS
   2. Issuance of Presidential Decree No. 238 of 1961, dated May 20, 1961, on the set of the Scout Movement Scout Movement as the only organization that commissioned scouting scouting education for children and young people of Indonesia, as well as endorsing the Scout Association of guiding, instruction and a handle for the managers of the Scout Movement in carrying out their duties. May 20 is the date; National Awakening Day, but for the Scout Movement has a special meaning and represents a milestone for environmental education into three. This event was later named BEGINNING OF WORK DAY.
   3. Statement representatives scouting organizations in Indonesia who sincerely merged into the organization of the Scout Movement, performed at the Senayan Sports Palace on July 30, 1961. This event was later named SCOUT DAY MOVEMENT pledge.
   4. Inaugural Mapinas, Kwarnas and Kwarnari at the State Palace, followed by a procession Scouts to be introduced to the public were preceded by the conferment Panji-Panji Scout Movement, and all of this happened on the date August 14, 1961. This event was later named SCOUT DAY.

Introduced Scout Movement

President's speech on March 9, 1961 also outlined that the Proclamation of Independence memorial of the Scout Movement has been around and known by the public. Therefore Presidential Decree No.238 of 1961 there should be supporting the board and its members.

According to the Articles of Association of the Scout Movement, head of the association held by the National Leadership Council (MAPINAS) in which there are national scouts and National Kwartir Daily.

The center of the Governing Body symbolically sacred figures compiled by taking 17-8 - '45, which consists of 45 members Mapinas of whom sat in Kwarnas 17 people and in Kwarnasri 8 people.

However, in its realization as such in the Presidential Decree No.447 of 1961, dated August 14, 1961 Mapinas number of members to 70 people with the details of the 70 members of the 17 people in them as members Kwarnas and 8 among members is a member Kwarnari Kwarnas.

Mapinas chaired by Dr. Ir. Soekarno, the President, the Vice Chairman of the I, IX lane and Vice Chairman Brigadier General II Dr.A. Aziz Saleh.

Meanwhile in Kwarnas, lane IX served as Chairman and Brigadier General Dr.A. Aziz Saleh as Vice Chairperson Chairman Kwarnari.

Scout Movement was formally introduced to all the people of Indonesia on August 14, 1961 not only in the capital Jakarta, but also in the important places in Indonesia. In Jakarta, about 10,000 members of the Scout Movement held a Big Apple is followed by a parade and march in front of the construction of the President and around Jakarta.

Prior to the parade / procession, the President inaugurated a member Mapinas, Kwarnas and Kwarnari, in the Palace of the country, and convey grace a sign of appreciation and honor the National Flag Indonesian Scout Movement (Decree No.448 of 1961) that are received by the Chairman of the National Kwartir, Sri Sultan Hamengku IX lane just before the parade / procession begins.

Introductory event on August 14, 1961 is then performed as SCOUT DAY is celebrated every year by all levels and members of the Scout Movement.


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