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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

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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6 SEPTEMBER

6 SEPTEMBER1947 : THE UNITED NATIONS VOTED A RESOLUTION FOR ELECTIONS IN KOREA

Since 1945 The northern part was occupied by the Soviet Union and the Southern par the US. The purpose of the resolution was aiming to form an unique government for all the country. The vote was organized on 10 May 1948, but the Soviet Union refused the elections in the part that they were occupying. So, two Koreas were set up.

BIRTH :
1929 : Yaser Johor a famous India Bollywood film producer. He died in 2004
1939 : Susumu Tonegawa, Nobel price for physiology and Medecine in 1987

DEATH :

1511 : Shogun Ashikaga Yoshizumi was in power from 1494 to 1508
1998 : Akira Kurosawa the most famous Japanese film maker. He was 88 years old