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History of Indonesia. 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.
From Beginning to End ( Portuguese: Do Começo ao Fim) is a 2009 Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Aluizio Abranches, starring Fábio Assunção, Júlia Lemmertz, Gabriel Kaufmann, Lucas Cotrim, João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso. It premiered in Brazil on November 27, 2009. The film deals with homosexuality and incest, two ...
The beginning of Srivijaya hegemony over the maritime region around Malacca Strait and Sunda Strait. 686: Srivijaya launch naval invasion against Java, mentioned in Kota Kapur Inscription. Probably contributed to the end of Tarumanagara kingdom. 687: I-tsing returned to Srivijaya on his way back from India to China.
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands , including Sumatra , Java , Sulawesi , and parts of Borneo and New Guinea .
The Indonesian National Revolution ( Indonesian: Revolusi Nasional Indonesia ), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence ( Dutch: Indonesische Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog ), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during postwar and postcolonial ...
Indonesia 's transition to the New Order in the mid-1960s ousted the country's first president, Sukarno, after 22 years in the position. One of the most tumultuous periods in the country's modern history, it was the commencement of Suharto 's 31-year presidency. Described as the great dhalang ("puppet master" or "puppeteer"), Sukarno drew power ...
5 October: The nucleus of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, the Public Security Armed Forces ( Tentara Keamanan Rakyat ), is formed on the basis of the units of the People's Security Department ( Badan Keamanan Rakyat ). 10 October: Japanese troops push Republicans out of Bandung and a week later hand the city over to the British.
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish a colonial presence in the Indonesian Archipelago. Their quest to dominate the source of the spices that sustained the lucrative spice trade in the early 16th century, along with missionary efforts by Roman Catholic orders, saw the establishment of trading posts and forts, and left behind a ...