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The word Fenian (/ ˈ f iː n i ə n /) served as an umbrella term for the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and their affiliate in the United States, the Fenian Brotherhood. They were secret political organisations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic .
The Fenian threat prompted calls for Canadian confederation. [citation needed] Confederation had been in the works for years but was only implemented in 1867, the year following the first raids. In 1868, a Fenian sympathiser assassinated Irish-Canadian politician Thomas D'Arcy McGee in Ottawa, allegedly in response to his condemnation of the raids.
The first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Indonesia on 2 March 2020, when two residents of Depok, West Java tested positive for the virus. [4] On 15 March, with 117 confirmed cases, President Joko Widodo had called for Indonesians to exercise social distancing measures, with some regional leaders in Jakarta, Banten and West Java had already closed down schools and places of gathering. [5]
A massive flood struck the Indonesian capital Jakarta, which was described as one of the worst to have hit the capital since records began in Indonesia. January 1 - At least 66 people were killed after a massive flood swept the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Dubbed as one of the worst floods in Jakarta history, the massive flood was caused by the ...
John Locke (1847–1889) was an Irish writer and Fenian activist, exiled to the United States, [1] and most famous for writing "Dawn on the Irish Coast", also known as "The Exiles Return, or Morning on the Irish coast".
The FPI also rallied outside the American Embassy in Jakarta in 2003 in order to condemn the Iraq War. The protesters were accused of committing hate crimes in the name of Islam [13] [10] and religious-related violence. [14] On 30 December 2020, the Indonesian government issued a joint ministerial decree in which it banned the FPI. [15]
Floods have hit Jakarta several times in the past, including in 1621, 1654, 1918, 1942, 1976, 1996, 2002, 2007, 2013 and 2015. A significant contributing factor is that a substantial part of Jakarta is low-lying; some 24,000 ha (240 km 2) of the main part of Jakarta are below sea level. [6]
17 October – Indonesia won the 2020 Thomas Cup, the first title since 2002. [169] 23 October – President Joko Widodo ordered total overhaul on the country's anti-doping agency LADI following sanction from WADA and outrage from Indonesians. [170] 26 October – Two trains of Jakarta light rail transit collided in Cibubur, Jakarta during a ...