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The History of Bali covers a period from the Paleolithic to the present, and is characterized by migrations of people and cultures from other parts of Asia. In the 16th century, the history of Bali started to be marked by Western influence with the arrival of Europeans, to become, after a long and difficult colonial period under the Dutch, an example of the preservation of traditional cultures ...
The first known European contact with Bali is thought to have been made in 1512, when a Portuguese expedition led by Antonio Abreu and Francisco Serrão sighted its northern shores. It was the first expedition of a series of bi-annual fleets to the Moluccas, that throughout the 16th century travelled along the coasts of the Sunda Islands.
His youngest brother Dalem Ketut founded a new royal seat in Gelgel while Samprangan lapsed in obscurity. [17] The first European contact with Bali was made in 1512, when a Portuguese expedition led by Antonio Abreu and Francisco Serrão sailed from Portuguese Malacca and reached northern coast of Bali.
1921 – President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. president against lynching in the Deep South. 1931 – A secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army launches an abortive coup d'état attempt. 1940 – The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published.
The first shipment of coffee from Java reaches Amsterdam. [52] 1717: Surabaya rebels against the VOC. [53] 1719: Second Javanese War of Succession. [53] 1735: Governor-General Dirk van Cloon dies, one of many victims of disease in Batavia. [54] 1740: 9 October: A massacre of Batavia's ethnic Chinese begins after they are suspected by the VOC of ...
DENPASAR (Reuters) -Elon Musk and Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin launched SpaceX's satellite internet service for the nation's health sector on Sunday, aiming to improve access in ...
The Hindu Majapahit kingdom was founded in eastern Java in the late 13th century, and under Gajah Mada it experienced what is often referred to as a golden age in Indonesian history, [57] when its influence extended to much of southern Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and Bali [58] from about 1293 to around 1500.
Indonesia's president has tried to court Musk and his billions for years. Now, Musk says it's "very likely" his companies will invest in the country.