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Selected anniversaries
7 December 1975 – Indonesian troops
invade
modern-day
East Timor
, beginning a 24-year occupation
13 December 1937 – The Indonesian state news agency
Antara
is established
19 December 1948 – The Dutch launch
Operation Kraai
and capture the national capital at
Yogyakarta
26 December 2004 – A large earthquake strikes north of
Aceh
; the
resulting tsunami
(pictured)
kills at least 131,028 in
Indonesia alone
27 December 1949 – The Dutch formally recognise Indonesian sovereignty after
several months of negotiations
, ending the
revolution