Achmed sukarno of indonesia earthquake
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The first human inhabitants of Australia make the crossing from southeast Asia
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The red jungle fågel is domesticated as poultry in southeast Asia
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A delegate from imperial China establishes the kingdom of Nam-Viet with himself as king
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Theravada Buddhism, strong in south India and Sri Lanka, travels with traders through southeast Asia
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The city of Angkor and the great temple of Angkor Wat are created bygd the Khmer dynasty in Cambodia
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Republic of Indonesia
Type of Government
The Republic of Indonesia is a democracy that includes a bicameral legislature and an executive branch headed by the president, who serves as both head of government and chief of state. Its constitution enumerates a state philosophy known as the Five Principles (Pancasila): monotheism, humanitarianism, national unity, representative democracy by consensus, and social justice. Indonesian courts include both civil and religious branches, and litigants may often choose the court system that will hear their cases.
Background
Indonesia is a volcano-laden archipelago of 17,500 islands in Southeast Asia. The fourth largest country in the world by population, its majority Muslim population of 222 million makes it the world’s most populous nation of that faith. Indonesians were major maritime traders as early as AD 600, and economic ties to India and China brought Buddhism to the largest and most populous islands of the chain, including Java, S
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Indonesia profile - Timeline
2012 June - Jakarta court sentences bomb maker Umar Patek to 20 years in prison for his role in the 2002 Bali attacks. He was extradited from Pakistan in 2011. The sentencing brings to an end the 10-year investigation into the bombings.
Widodo presidency
2014 July - Joko Widodo is declared the winner in the presidential election.
2017 May - Jakarta's Christian mayor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is jailed for two years for blasphemy.
2017 June - Islamic State group has spread to almost every province of the country, according to military chief General Gatot Nurmantyo.
2018 May - Spate of bombings in the second city of Surabaya, carried out by families of suicide bombers, including their children.
2018 September - Major earthquake and tsunami kill more than 1,000 people on the island of Sulawesi, around the city of Palu.
2018 October - New Boeing 737 Max 8 plane operated by Indonesia's Lion Air crashes into the Java Sea, kill