The Roman historian Pliny the Elder 's Natural History suggests that, in the 1st century ce, Indonesian outriggers were engaged in trade with the east coast of Africa. Indonesian settlements may have existed at that time in Madagascar, an island with distinct Indonesian cultural traits. 1825 The Javanese War begins. The Dutch take Pelambang in Sumatra. 1830 The Dutch win the Javanese War 1894 The Dutch capture Lombok 1905 The Dutch capture Sulawesi 1906 The Dutch conquer Bali 1942 The Japanese invade Indonesia 1945 August Sukarno declares Indonesian independence but the Dutch fight to subdue Indonesia A chronology of key events: Getty Images Dutch colonialists were the masters of Indonesia until 1949 1670-1900 - Dutch colonists bring the whole of what is now Indonesia under one government This article will look at 15 most famous events that have happened in Indonesia and their significance. 1 The second youth congress A picture of the youth pledge from the second youth congress by Sania Amalia- Wikimedia On 10 November, Indonesia celebrates Hari Pahlawan or Heroes Day in remembrance of the Battle of Surabaya which started on that very date in the year 1945. The bloody battle took place because Indonesians refused to surrender their weaponry to British army. British Army at that time was part of the Allied Forces. Indonesia is composed of some 17,500 islands, of which more than 7,000 are uninhabited. Almost three-fourths of Indonesia's area is embraced by Sumatra, Kalimantan, and western New Guinea; Celebes, Java, and the Moluccas account for most of the country's remaining area. 1948-12-18 Indonesia begins its 2nd political election; 1948-12-20 Second Chamber accept 2nd Police Action in Indonesia; 1949-01-28 UN Security council convicts Dutch aggression in Indonesia; 1949-03-01 Indonesia seizes Yogyakarta from the Dutch; 1949-08-03 Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire LJocUf.

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