Sumpah Pemuda

History of Youth Pledge
The idea of organizing the Second Youth Congress comes from the Student Association of Indonesian Students (GN), a youth organization which membered students from all over Indonesia. On the initiative GN, congresses held in three different buildings and divided in three meetings. Resulting in the Youth Pledge.
First Meeting, Building Jongenlingen Katholieke BondThe first meeting, Saturday, October 27, 1928, in Building Katholieke Jongenlingen Bond (KJB), Field Bull. In his speech, Soegondo hope the conference will strengthen the spirit of unity in the hearts of youth. The event was followed by a description Moehammad Jamin about the meaning and relationship of unity with youth. According to him, there are five factors that can strengthen the unity of Indonesia, namely the history, languages, customary law, education, and willingness.
Second Meeting, Building Oost-Java BioscoopThe second meeting, Sunday, October 28, 1928, in Oost-Java Bioscoop Building, to discuss education issues. Second speaker, Poernomowoelan and Sarmidi Mangoensarkoro, agreed that children should receive education nationality, must also be a balance between education at school and at home. Children also should be educated in a democratic manner.
Third Meeting, Building Indonesisch Huis KramatAt the next session, Soenario explain the importance of nationalism and democracy in addition to scouting movement. While Ramelan argues, the scouting movement can not be separated from the national movement. Scouting movement since the early to educate children and self-discipline, the things that are needed in the struggle.
Before the congress closed played the song "Indonesia" by Wage Rudolf Supratman. The song was greeted with a very lively by Congress participants. Congress was closed by announcing the formulation of the congress. By the youth in attendance, the formulation was pronounced as Oath Faithful, reads:
FIRST.OUR sons and daughters INDONESIA,BERTOEMPAH blood which was one confesses,INDONESIAN LAND.
SECONDOUR sons and daughters INDONESIA,One who confesses the nation,NATION INDONESIA.
THIRD.OUR sons and daughters INDONESIA, MENDJOENDJOENG LANGUAGES unity,INDONESIAN