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78 India
n Prince Aji Caka introduces Sanskrit
language and Pallawa script, used to inscribe Javanese words and phrases, to the Indonesian islands.
101 The Chinese
(Tibetans
) introduce their Buddhist Religion
into Indonesia.
671 Chinese
Buddhist pilgrim I-Ching visited the capital of the partly-Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya, Palembang, Indonesia. He reported over 1000 buddhist monks in residen
1267 Malik ul Salih establishes Samudra Pasai, the first Muslim
state in Indonesia.
1945 Indonesian nationalists Sukarno
and Mohammed Hatta declare the independence of Republic of Indonesia, Sukarno as a president. Dutch colonial authorities do not approve
1945 Indonesian nationalists Sukarno
and Mohammed Hatta declare the independence of Republic of Indonesia, Sukarno as a president. Dutch colonial authorities do not approve
1945 Indonesian separatists riot and fight Dutch and British security forces.
1946 In Indonesia, Sukarno
incites his supporters to fight Dutch colonial occupation
1946 Truce between Indonesian nationalist troops and Dutch army in Indonesia.
1946 Netherlands
recognized Republic of Indonesia.
1947 Netherlands
stops political actions in Indonesia
1948 Truce between nationalist Indonesian and Dutch troops in Java
1949 Sukarno
elected president of Republic of Indonesia.
1949 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
grants Indonesia sovereignty.
1950 Finland
recognizes Indonesia
1950 Indonesia admitted to the United Nations
1950 Indonesian government quells riots in the Moluccas.
1956 Constitutional union between Indonesia and Netherlands
is dissolved.
1957 President Sukarno
declares martial law
in Indonesia.
1957 Grenade attack against Indonesian president Sukarno
in Cikini School in Jakarta
. Six children are killed, Sukarno survives unscathed.
1957 In Indonesia, Sukarno
announces nationalization
of 246 Dutch
businesses.
1957 All 326,000 Dutch nationals are expelled from Indonesia.
1962 The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian.
1962 The Netherlands
recognizes that Irian Jaya is part of Indonesia.
1963 July 27 – Indonesian Confrontation: Indonesian president-for-life Sukarno
declares that he will crush Malaysia
.
1965 Indonesian president Sukarno
collapses in publi
1965 The Indonesian army, led by General Suharto, crushes an alleged communist coup attempt.
1965 Suharto takes power in Indonesia.
1966 A curfew
is declared in Jakarta
, Indonesia.
1966 Anti-communist demonstrations occur at the Indonesian Foreign Ministry.
1966 More anti-communist demonstrations occur in Indonesia.
1966 The Indonesian army demands that the country rejoin the United Nations
.
1966 China declares that it will stop economic aid to Indonesia.
1966 Indonesia asks Malaysia
for peace negotiations.
1966 The Indonesian and Malayan
governments declare that the Indonesian Confrontation is over. A treaty is signed on August 11.
1967 Suharto takes power from Sukarno
in Indonesia.
1967 The Indonesian State Assembly takes all presidential powers from Sukarno
and names Suharto as acting president.
1975 Japanese soldier Teruo Nakamura surrenders on the Indonesian Island of Morota.
1975 Five Australia
n-based journalists are killed at Balibo by Indonesian forces, during an incursion into Portuguese Timor
.
1975 East Timor
is invaded by Indonesia.
1976 East Timor
is declared the 27th province of Indonesia.
1989 Indonesia's first privately-owned television station, Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia, (RCTI) begins broadcasting.
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1993 An earthquake
hits Flores, Indonesia, leaving 2200 dead.
1995 Indonesia celebrates 50 years of independen
1997 Survey of a claimed gold site of Bre-X Minerals in Indonesia reveals it is worthless; Bre-X complains and accuses Internet rumours.
1997 An air crash in Indonesia kills 234 people. Probable cause is the smoke rising from numerous forest fires in the area.
2001 Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm Parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign, due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.
2004 A bomb
blast outside the Australia
n embassy in Jakarta
, Indonesia, kills 11 and injures up to 100 people.
2004 Details of the discovery of a new, recent, species of fossil hominid, ''Homo floresiensis'', from the island of Flores, Indonesia are published.
2004 One of the worst natural disaster
s in recorded history hits southeastern Asia
when the strongest earthquake in 40 years
hits the entire Indian Ocean region. The massive 9.3 magnitude earthquake
, epicentered just off the west coast of the Indonesian
island of Sumatra
, generates enormous tsunami
waves that crash into the coastal areas of a number of nations including Thailand
, India
, Sri Lanka
, the Maldives
, Malaysia
, Myanmar
, Bangladesh
, Burma
and Indonesia. The official death toll in the affected countries stands at 186,983 while more than 40,000 people are still missing.
2004 One of the worst natural disaster
s in recorded history hits southeastern Asia
when the strongest earthquake in 40 years
hits the entire Indian Ocean region. The massive 9.3 magnitude earthquake
, epicentered just off the west coast of the Indonesian
island of Sumatra
, generates enormous tsunami
waves that crash into the coastal areas of a number of nations including Thailand
, India
, Sri Lanka
, the Maldives
, Malaysia
, Myanmar
, Bangladesh
, Burma
and Indonesia. The official death toll in the affected countries stands at 186,983 while more than 40,000 people are still missing.
2005 Mandala Airlines Flight 091 737 crashes in Indonesia, killing at least 117. (See airplane accidents in 2005).
2005 Indonesians mark the first moments of the tsunami
wave that came ashore exactly a year earlier, with thousands of people commemorating victims and relatives in many ceremonies.
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