Indonesia Timeline

Dutch East India Company

Mar 20, 1602

The Dutch East India Company (the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC) was created mainly for trade, exploration, and colonization of Indonesia. The Dutch competed against other European countries to have colonies in Indonesia

Competition with the English India Company

Jan 1, 1611

The Dutch East India Company had conflicts with the English East India Company, from 1611 – 1617

Portuguese Competition

Jan 1, 1613

The Dutch gained land and started to colonize and compete against the Portuguese and the British, they fought the Portuguese away from their fort in western Timor.

Partnership

Jan 1, 1620

The Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company began a partnership that lasted until the English East India Company moved their trading posts.

VOC Bankruptcy

Jan 1, 1780

War between the Netherlands and Britain prevented the VOC from shipping its goods in 1780-1784

Anglo-Dutch Treaty

Mar 17, 1824

This treaty divided the Malay Archipelago into two parts: one ruled by the UK and the Dutch East Indies or the islands of present day Indonesia, ruled by the Netherlands.

Netherlands Indies

May 1, 1848

Netherlands Indies forces enter southern Bali for the first time, moving through Karangasem and Klungkung to put down resistance.

Slavery

Jul 1, 1863

Slavery officially ends in the Netherlands Indie

Nationalist Party

Jan 1, 1927

The PNI (Nationalist Party of Indonesia) was founded by Sukarno. This party was another attempt to overthrow the Dutch.

Japanese Occupation

Mar 9, 1942

Dutch colonial forces surrendered to the Japanese invaders, and even though the Indonesians showed gratitude, the Japanese didn’t treat them well.

Indonesians Declare Independence

Aug 17, 1945

The Indonesians rebelled and declared independence, so a new Indonesian government was established.

National Revolution

Aug 17, 1945

The Indonesian National Revolution was a conflict between Indonesia and the Dutch Empire, and an internal social revolution.

New Republic

Aug 18, 1945

New Republic of Indonesia consists of 8 provinces: Sumatra, Borneo, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Sulawesi, Maluku, and Sunda Kecil.

Dutch wish to Re-colonize

Jan 1, 1947

The Dutch were trying to re-gain Indonesia as a colony again, but the nationalists of Indonesia fought against the Dutch to remain an independent nation.

Dutch Recognition of Indonesian Independence

Dec 27, 1949

Indonesia was granted independence from a conference in the Hague, Indonesia was known as a new independent nation, under President Sukarno.

Military

Jan 1, 2012

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro outlined a military procurement wish list that included: tanks, multiple launch rocket systems, a missile destroyer, South Korean submarines, and retrofits for the Air Force’s F-16s.

Bibliography

Jan 20, 2014

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