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👑 Pakubuwono II Establishes Surakarta Sunanate in Sala Village

17 February, Pakubuwono II establishes a new kraton in Sala village, along with Surakarta Sunanate.⟶
Pakubuwono II Establishes Surakarta Sunanate in Sala Village (1745)
Political History
IndonesiaIndonesia

🤝 Establishment of the Mangkunegaran Grand Duchy

17 March, Salatiga treaty between Prince Sambernyawa with Pakubuwono III and Hamengkubuwono I further partitions the remnant of Mataram Sultanate; the Mangkunegaran Grand Duchy is established.⟶
Establishment of the Mangkunegaran Grand Duchy (1757)
TreatyPartitionSultanateColonialismJavanese HistoryMataram Sultanate
IndonesiaIndonesia

🇮🇩 Indonesia Declares Independence

August 17: Independence of Indonesia proclaimed beginning the Indonesian National Revolution.⟶
Indonesia Declares Independence (1945)
IndependenceDecolonizationNationalismRevolutionWorld War IIPost-WarSukarnoDutch East Indies
IndonesiaIndonesia

🔪 Coup Attempt and Anti-Communist Purge in Indonesia

September 30: 30 September Movement in the Indonesia.⟶
Coup Attempt and Anti-Communist Purge in Indonesia (1965)
Cold WarAnti-CommunismCoupPurgeSukarnoHuman RightsMass Violence
IndonesiaIndonesia

🩸 Anti-Communist Mass Killings in Indonesia

Beginning of the anti-Communist purge in Indonesia, which killed up to 500,000 people.⟶
Anti-Communist Mass Killings in Indonesia (1965)
Cold WarCommunismAnti-CommunismGenocidePolitical ViolenceHuman RightsSukarno
IndonesiaIndonesia

🗳️ Joko Widodo Elected President of Indonesia

Joko Widodo is elected President of Indonesia.⟶
Joko Widodo Elected President of Indonesia (2014)
ElectionsPresidencyDemocracyPolitical LeadershipGovernment
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