Indonesia By lihaunaeole Jan 1, 1900 Dutch East Indies Jan 1, 1928 Youth Conference Jan 1, 1945 Japan Invasion Jan 1, 1945 Declaration of Independence Jan 1, 1949 Dutch Recognized Independence Jan 1, 1950 Maluku declares independence Jan 1, 1962 West Papua Transfer to Indonesia Jan 1, 1965 Failed Coup Mar 1, 1967 General Suharto becomes president Jan 1, 1969 West Papua becomes Irian Jaya Province Jan 1, 1976 East Timor Independence Oct 1, 1977 US becomes bigest oil customer Oct 11, 1978 BJ Habibie becomes state minister for research and technology Jan 1, 1982 Muslim Protests at Tanjung Priok Jun 11, 1985 Government require everyone to adopt Pancasila Jun 11, 1988 Suharto elected for 5th term Jun 11, 1989 Free Aceh Movement Reemerges Jun 11, 1991 Killings in East timor Jun 11, 1993 Suharto's 6th term in office Jun 1, 1996 Free Papua Movement/Kidnappings Jan 1, 1997 Asian Economic Crisis Jan 1, 1998 Habibie becomes President Jan 1, 1999 Ethnic Violence in Maluku/East Timor vote for independence Jan 1, 2000 Financial Scandals Jan 1, 2001 Ethnic Violence in Kalimantan Jul 1, 2001 Megawati Sukarnoputri becomes President Jan 1, 2002 Inaugurates humane rights court May 1, 2002 East Timor becomes independent Aug 1, 2002 Consitiutional changes Oct 1, 2002 Bomb attack/Celric Abu Bakar Baasyir arrested Dec 1, 2002 Peace Deal signed in Geneva May 1, 2003 Military against Gam rebels Aug 1, 2003 Car Bomb-Marriott Hotel Oct 1, 2003 Bali Bombing suspets found guilty Apr 1, 2004 Parliamentary & Local Elections Jul 1, 2004 1st Direct Presidential Elections Sep 1, 2004 Car Bomb-Australian Embassy Nov 1, 2004 End of two year process Dec 1, 2004 Tsunami Mar 1, 2005 Abu Bakar Ba'asyir found guilty Aug 1, 2005 Peace Deal Signed Sep 1, 2005 Airliner Crashes Oct 1, 2005 3 Suicide Bombers Jan 1, 2006 East Timorese Accusations Mar 1, 2006 Protests @ US Gold & Copper mine Jul 1, 2006 Earthquake & tsunami- Java Dec 1, 2006 1st Elections in Aceh province Jun 1, 2007 Capture of millitant group leaders Jul 1, 2007 East Timor Urges Indonesia to Apologise Aug 1, 2007 Pushing a single state for Muslim World Dec 1, 2007 JI leader on Trial Jan 1, 2008 Suharto Dies Nov 1, 2008 2002 Bali bombing suspects convicted Apr 1, 2009 Yudhoyono's Democrat Party becomes strongest party Jul 1, 2009 Yudhoyono wins Election Sep 1, 2009 Noordin Mohammad Top shot dead Mar 1, 2010 14 men charged for terrorist acts Mar 1, 2010 Dulmatin shot dead Oct 1, 2010 Military Men torturing Papuan villagers was announced Nov 1, 2010 President Barack Obama visits Feb 1, 2011 Muslim Protesters Jul 1, 2011 Abu Bakar Ba'asyir sentencing decided Aug 1, 2011 Umar Patek extradited from Pakistan Oct 1, 2011 International Crisis Group warns of Muslim & Christian clashes Dec 1, 2011 Pay Deal ends & Dutch Apologises
