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Events from the year
2002 in
Indonesia
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Events
January 16 –
Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 from
Ampenan to
Yogyakarta encountered severe thunderstorm activity during approach to its destination, suffered flameout in both engines, and ditched in a shallow river, resulting in one fatality and several injuries.
February – The
Bali Process is established.
February 13 – the
Maluku sectarian conflict officially ends with the signing of the
Malino II Accord .
May 20 –
East Timor regains its independence after 2-and-a-half years of United Nations administration and 26 years of
occupation by
Indonesia since
1975 .
[1]
June 5 – The first of the
2002 Poso bus attacks takes place.
July 9 – At least 46 people were killed after a fire broke out at a karaoke venue in
Palembang ,
South Sumatra .
[2]
[3]
October 12 –
Jemaah Islamiyah militants
detonate multiple bombs in two nightclubs in
Kuta ,
Bali , killing 202 people and injuring over 300 in the worst
terrorist act in
Indonesia's history .
[4]
November 2 –
An earthquake occurred at 01:26
UTC with a magnitude of 7.3 on the
moment magnitude scale with an
epicenter just north of
Simeulue island and caused three deaths.
December 5 –
A bomb exploded within an inner-city
McDonald's restaurant in
Makassar . The bombing was conducted by the Islamic group "
Laskar Jundullah ", which caused death to 3 people, including the bomber himself, and injured 15 others.
[5]
December 17 – The
International Court of Justice (ICJ) opined that
Ligitan and
Sipadan islands,
which were disputed between Indonesia and Malaysia, belonged to Malaysia.
[6]
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References
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"East Timor celebrates as a nation is born" . The Age . May 20, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
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"Korban Tewas Kebakaran Karaoke Heppi Menjadi 46" . Liputan6. Retrieved April 12, 2021 .
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"Indonesian police hunt bar owner" . BBC News. Retrieved April 12, 2021 .
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"Bali death toll set at 202" . BBC News . February 19, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
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"Indonesian court jails McDonald's bombers" . ABC News . October 16, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
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"The Court finds that sovereignty over the islands of Ligitan and Sipadan belongs to Malaysia" . International Court of Justice. December 17, 2002. Archived from
the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2016 .
2002 in Oceania
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