Indonesia Facts
Indonesia consists of more than 17.000 islands, of these about 6.000 which are permanently inhabited.…
A mosque in Malang, indonesia
Religious Affiliation in Indonesia
Religion in Indonesia was a complex and volatile issue in the early 1990s, one not…
History of East Timor
The Portuguese discovered Timor in 1512 and soon settled, while traders from the Netherlands first…
Sunan Ampel who worked to spread Islam around Java in the late 1400s and early 1500s
Walisongo, Java’s muslim saints
In the story of Islam’s spread in Indonesia, the Walisongo hold a special place. Said…
History of railways in Indonesia
In June 17, 1864, Governor-General Mr. L. A. J. W. Baron Sloet van Beele broke…
History of Indonesia #11 – Reformasi
A growing concern regarding nepotism and corruption, centered around the Suharto government, grew during the…
Suharto is appointed President of Indonesia at a ceremony, March 1968
History of Indonesia #10 – The New Order under Suharto
The transition from Sukarno's Guided Democracy to Suharto's New Order reflected a realignment of the…
A photo of Soekarno praying during the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence.
History of Indonesia #9 – Independence: The First Phases, 1950-65
Although Indonesia was finally independent and (with the exceptions of Dutch-ruled West New Guinea and…
Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta before their exile to Brastagi, North Sumatra by B-25. Yogyakarta.
History of Indonesia #8 – The National Revolution, 1945-50
Unlike Burma and the Philippines, Indonesia was not granted formal independence by the Japanese in…
Indonesian boys during their soldier training by the Japanese occupants.. By Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
History of Indonesia #7 – The Japanese Occupation
The Japanese occupied the archipelago in order, like their Portuguese and Dutch predecessors, to secure…