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Year Date Event 200 BCE "Dvipantara" or "Yawadvipa", a mystic Hindu kingdom is mentioned in India's earliest epic, the Ramayana; Sugriva, the chief of Rama's army dispatched his men to Yawadvipa in search of Sita then later used by the Indianized islander of Java Island and kingdom of Portugal to name the island during the age of discovery.
The history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,000 to 18,000 islands stretching along the equator in Southeast Asia and Oceania .
Some key dates in Indonesia's history: 1670-1900 - Dutch colonists bring the whole of Indonesia under one government as the Dutch East Indies. 1942 - Japan occupies Dutch East Indies.
Years in Indonesia begins in 1945, prior to that, Years in Dutch East Indies (1600–1940) is more accurate. ... Timeline of Indonesian history; Timeline of Jakarta
Indonesia has a long history of manufacturing military and commuter aircraft and is the only country in Southeast Asia to do so. Its state-owned aerospace company, Indonesian Aerospace ( PT. Dirgantara Indonesia ), has supplied components to Boeing and Airbus [ 214 ] and co-developed the CASA/IPTN CN-235 aircraft with Spain's EADS CASA , which ...
17 August 1950: On the fifth anniversary of the proclamation of Indonesian independence, the RUSI, the Republic as an element of it, and the remaining states of East Sumatra and East Indonesia are replaced by a new Republic of Indonesia with a unitary (but provisional) constitution. Jakarta is made the capital of this new state.
His 96.2 million votes are the highest received by any candidate in a democratic election in Indonesia, surpassing Joko Widodo's 85.6 million votes in 2019. First president in Indonesia's history to have a younger predecessor. The oldest president to be sworn in for the first term at age 73. Third president from a military background.
Spread of Islam: 800–1600: Peureulak Sultanate: 840–1292: Aru Kingdom: 1225–1613: Ternate Sultanate: 1257–1914: Samudera Pasai Sultanate: 1267–1521 ...