The birth of Pancasila was the title of a speech delivered by Sukarno in the Dokuritsu Junbi Cosakai session (Indonesian: "Badan Penyeledik Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekan") on June 1, 1945. In this speech the concept and initial formulation of "Pancasila" was first put forward by Soekarno as the country's foundation Indonesian independence. This speech was initially delivered by Sukarno by acclamation without a title and only received the title "Birth of Pancasila" by the former Chairman of BPUPKI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat in the preface to the book which contained a speech which was then recorded by BPUPKI. Towards the defeat of the Japanese Imperial Army at the end of the Pacific War, the Japanese occupation forces in Indonesia sought to attract the support of the Indonesian people by forming Dokuritsu Junbi Cosakai (Indonesian: “Badan Penyelidik Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan" or BPUPK, which later became BPUPKI, with the addi...