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The earliest was the Indonesian Journal, founded in 1988, and published primarily in the Indonesian language. [9] Others include the Loma Linda-based Actual Indonesia News (founded 1996, also in Indonesian), and the Glendora-based Indonesia Media (founded 1998). [9] Los Angeles-based monthly The Indonesia Letter has the largest circulation. [34]
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. He is the first president in Indonesia's history to have a younger predecessor and is the oldest president to be sworn in for the first term at age 73. Third president from a military ...
Muhammad Taufiq Kiemas, 13th Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly (2009-2013), 5th First Gentleman of Indonesia (2001-2004) Musso, leader of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) in the 1920s and again during the Madiun rebellion of 1948
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.
American and British protests at the military action, however, stop the Dutch from complete conquest of the Republic. Australian and Indian, and eventually American representation in the United Nations raise the profile of the independence cause. 4 August: The Dutch and Sukarno order a UN-demanded ceasefire
The "Old Order" (1950–1965) in Indonesia has long been understood to be a period of turmoil and crisis, characterized by rebellions and political unrest. The weakness of Indonesia's democracy and its gradual transition to authoritarianism during the Old Order can be attributed to conventional modernization theory, which suggests that without strong socioeconomic structures, successful ...
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to the Republic of Indonesia. Indonesia had been a Dutch colony since 1800, known as the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch were expelled in March 1942 by the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, Sukarno declared independence on August 17, 1945.
A History of Modern Indonesia since c. 1200 (4th ed. Macmillan 2008), a standard survey. Roadnight, Andrew. United States Policy Towards Indonesia in the Truman and Eisenhower Years (2002). Scott-Smith, Giles, and David J. Snyder. "'A Test of Sentiments': Civil Aviation, Alliance Politics, and the KLM Challenge in Dutch-American Relations".