Ir H Djuanda Kartawidjaja

Ir H Djuanda Kartawidjaja was an influential Indonesian politician and engineer who played a pivotal role in the country's maritime sovereignty. He is best known for the Djuanda Declaration in 1957, which proclaimed Indonesia's waters as a part of its territory, fundamentally shaping the nation's identity as an archipelagic state. This declaration laid the groundwork for Indonesia's recognition as a sovereign nation over its maritime zones, culminating in global acceptance through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982.