1998 ⟶ Indonesian Riots and Suharto's Fall

May 4 – 15: Riots in Indonesia, including incidents of mass ...
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🇮🇩 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

⚔️ Indonesian Invasion of East Timor

December 7: Indonesian invasion of East Timor begins.⟶
Indonesian Invasion of East Timor (1975)
Cold WarEast TimorInvasionMilitary InterventionSelf-determinationHuman RightsDecolonization
IndonesiaIndonesiaEast TimorEast Timor

🔥 Indonesian Riots and Suharto's Fall

May 4 – 15: Riots in Indonesia, including incidents of mass violence, demonstrations, and civil unrest of a racial nature, result in the Fall of Suharto and the independence of East Timor.⟶
Indonesian Riots and Suharto's Fall (1998)
Political TransitionCivil UnrestMass ViolenceRegime ChangeEast TimorHuman RightsIndependence
IndonesiaIndonesiaEast TimorEast Timor

💥 East Timor Crisis and Violence

April: A crisis in East Timor, which led to 1,400 deaths, begins.⟶
East Timor Crisis and Violence (1999)
East TimorIndependence MovementsCivil UnrestHuman RightsUnited NationsPost-ColonialismMilitary InterventionAtrocities
East TimorEast TimorIndonesiaIndonesia

🕊️ East Timor Achieves Independence

May 20: East Timor gains independence.⟶
East Timor Achieves Independence (2002)
IndependenceDecolonizationSelf-determinationSovereigntyUnited NationsPost-Colonialism
East TimorEast TimorIndonesiaIndonesia