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ON THIS DAY IN ASIA HISTORY

Each day I will give the main facts that happened on this day in Asia

29 AUGUST 2007

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29 August 1842 : THE NANJING TREATY

Because the British merchants in Guangzhou were imposing opium in exchange for the Chinese goods, the health of the people and the coffers of the State were more and more in bad conditions.

Lin Zexu made a report to the emperor Daoguang who sent him to Guanzhou as an imperial commissioner in charge to stop this drug trafficking.

Arrived at Guangzhou on 10 March 1839, he obliged Charles Elliot, the representative of the British to deliver 3,000 tons of opium, a total of 20,000 cases which were destroyed between 3 to 25 June.

The British response was a war with an armada of ships, hundreds of Artillery guns and 4,000 soldiers. The fights started in June 1840 and on 27 May 1941, the Chineses surrendered.
By the Nanjing treaty, the Chinese government has to pay 21 million Mexican dollars, give up Hong Kong island and open five ports to the British : Guangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo and Shanghai.

It was the first of a long list of unequal treaties between China and foreign countries

But in fact, the more important event on a 29 August is that is the birthday of Asia Observer member Gaofei. Happy birthday Gaofei !!!



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30 AUGUST

30 AUGUST 1999 : EAST TIMOR CHOOSE INDEPENDENCE

In 1859 the Netherlands and Portugal signed a treaty according the east part of Timor island to Portugal and the west part to Netherlands. The east part became catholic and is now the second catholic country in Asia after the Philippines.

After the 1974 leftist revolution, Portugal gave independence to all its colonies. So, on 28 November 1975, the Fretilin (Frente Revolucionario de Timor-Leste) proclaimed independence, but was invaded by Indonesia on 5 December and included as the 27th province on July of the following year.

This move had been condemned by the United Nations and the international community except Australia. During the Suharto (1965-1998) area, it was out a question to put this question on the table. It was his successor Yusuf Habibie, who needed the international help after the financial crisis, who agreed to leave the East-Timor people to chose their destiny.

On 30 August 1999, after months of violence by pro-Indonesia militias, under the control of United Nations, the East-Timor people, with a 98,6 per cent toll of participation chose to become independent by 78,5 per cents of the voters. Put under UN administration, he got his full independence on 20 May 2002.
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31 AUGUST

31 AUGUST 1957 : FEDERATION OF MALAYA INDEPENDENCE
The British got the lease of Penang in 1786, then of Singapore in 1824, but it is from 1874 to 1914 that they put the nine sultanates of the peninsular Malaysia under their rule. After the opposition of the local elite for a Malayan Union established in 1946 giving a very low level powers to the sultans, on 31 August 1957 the full independence was given to the Malaya Federation : The nine sultanates of the Malayan peninsula and the two states of Penang and Malacca.

It is only in 1963 that the current Federation of Malaysia with Singapore, Sarawak and Shabah was founded.
In complement : http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/31/ newsid_3534000/3534340.stm

31 August 2007

Today is Malaysia National day

Have a nice day

Keeyong (don't forget to send me your birthday)
Mktock, Aung Moe, Weiling, Jomo, Lamploos, Shielynn, Branddonkb, Klyap16, Colsan

And do you that it is also a great day IT IS OUR MEMBER JOYSB BITHDAY


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1st SEPTEMBER

1st SEPTEMBER 1962 : SINGAPORE CHOSE TO JOIN MALAYSIA

After the independence of the Federation of Malaya on 31 August 1957, the only ones remaining British territories in Southeast Asia were Singapore and, on Borneo island : Sarawak, the sultanat of Brunei and Shabah

On 27 May 1961, the Malayan Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman proposed to Singapore a confederation including all this territories call Federation of Malaysia.

Lee Kuan-Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore since May 1959, whose dream was to be the leader of all the Chinese community of Malaysia agreed and decided to organize a referendum asking the Singapore to decide.

On 1st September 1962, the Singaporeans approved the fusion by 70,8 per cent, only 3 per cent against and 25,6 per cent blank votes

OTHER FACTS ON 1st SEPTEMBER

1967 : Coming back from an overseeing in some provinces, condemns the ultra-left and give it support to Zhou Enlai. That’s marked the slowdown of the Cultural Revolution

2 September

2 SEPTEMBER 1945 : JAPAN SIGNES CAPITULATION TREATY

On 7 december 1941, the Japanese forces attacked the US military base Pearl Harbor on Haiwai, killing 1500 people. So the US declared war to Japan.

At the end of the Pacific war, on March 1945, begun the bombing of Tokyo and the following month, the US troops landed on Okinawa.

But there was heavy US looses. After two atomic bombings and the enter of Soviet Union in the conflict, Japan finely surrendered on August 15.

It is officially on 2nd September that, on US Navy Missouri that the Japanese authorities signed the official capitulation under the US conditions.

For the details look at http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/2/ newsid_3582000/3582545.stm

BIRTHDAY THAT DAY : No one known. Let me know

DEATH :
1969 : Hô Chi Minh

NATIONAL DAY : Vietnam. Hi ! Chungnguyenvan have a nice day



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3 SEPTEMBER

3 SEPTEMBER 1994 : RUSSIA AND THE PRC AGREE TO DE-TARGET THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGAINST EACH OTHER

After the fall on Berlin Wall and the end of East-West competions, in a good will act, Russia removed its East Europ based nuclear missiles targeting West Europ and they were moved to Asian part of Soviet Union.

So China was worried of that situation and negociated the 3 september 1994 agreement.

ON THAT DAY

BIRTH :
1034 : Japanese emperor Go-Sango
No Asia Observer member known, please tell me

DEATH :
No one of Asia main personnalities known by me

4 SEPTEMBER

1951 : OPENING OF SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE

puting an end to the WW2 in Asia (up to 8 September)

1978 : At least two million people have been made homeless as the worst floods in living memory hit northern India http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/4/ newsid_2496000/2496097.stm

BIRTH
2006 : Hisahito, nephew of Akihito and future Emperor of Japan

5 SEPTEMBER

5 SEPTEMBER 1997 : DEATH OF PRICE NOBEL MOTHER TERESA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/5/ newsid_2499000/2499693.stm

BIRTH
1888 : Sarvepalli Radakrishnan 2d president of India from 13 May 1962 to 13 May 1967

DEATH :
1165 :Emperor Morihito (Nijo)

But do you know what was the most important fact on a September 5 in the world history ? It is the birthday of A.0. member shrk01 from Russia


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