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ON 12 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 12, 2008
1401 : Birth of Shoko, 101st emperor of Japan (1412-1428) who died on 30 August 1428 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Shoko
1888 : In Borneo island, the sultanate of Brunei, and North Borneo (Sabah) become British protectorates but North Borneo administration remains entirely in the hands of the British North Borneo Company
1895 : Birth of Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian spiritual philosopher http://www.jiddu-krishnamurti.net/
1907 : Birth of Leslie Charteris, Singapore-born author, who died on 15 April 1993 http://www.saint.org/lcbio.htm
1946 : In India, failure of the Conference of Simla between Hindus and Muslims
1952 : Gaj Singh, born on 13 January 1948, is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur http://www.maharajajodhpur.com/
1964 : Visit to Saigon of US Secretary for Defense Robert McNamara. USA will deliver 75 Skyraider bombers to South Vietnam
1966 : Beijing accuses the USA to have shot down a Chinese plane over Yunnan province
1969 : Moscow announces that skirmishes happened at the beginning of the month on Xinjiang and Soviet Kazakhstan border
1975 : The Cambodian navy seizes the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez in international waters http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2665
1978 : Birth of Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer http://bestuff.com/stuff/aya-ishiguro
1981 : Birth of Kentaro Sato, Japanese composer http://www.wisemanproject.com/
1991 : In Nepal, first multi-party elections since 1959 when political parties where banned
1994 : Death of Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress at 63
2003 : Death of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees http://www.pugwash.org/publication/obits/obit-khan.htm
2007 : Taiwanese Premier Sun Tseng-chan resigns after he lost the PDP investiture for the presidential elections against former Premier Frank Hsieh.
2007 : Death of Mullah Dadullah Akhund, Taliban military leader http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullah_Dadullah_Akhund
2007 : Nobel Prize Ramos-Horta wins the first East Timor presidential election since independence with 73 % of votes, while 90% went to vote
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ON 13 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on Mai 13, 2008
1573 : Death of Takeda Shingen, Japanese warlord, born in 1521 http://www.zenstoriesofthesamurai.com/Characters/Shingen%20Takeda.htm
1648 : The construction of the Red Fort at Delhi completed http://www.shubhyatra.com/delhi/red-fort.html
1652 : Ingen Ryuki is invited to become the abbot of Sufokuji temple in Nagasaki (Japan) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingen
1903 : Death of Apolinario Mabini, Filipino political theorist and first prime minister of the Philippines, born on 23 July 1864 http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/1644/mabini.html
1918 : Birth of T. Balasaraswati, Bharatnatyam dancer who died on 9 February 1984 http://www.balasaraswati.com/
1952 : The Rajya Sabha, the Upper house of the parliament of India, holds its first sitting
1954 : Anti-National Service Riots, a riot in Singapore by Chinese Middle School students http://ourstory.asia1.com.sg/independence/ref/riot54.html
1957 : Birth of Koji Suzuki, Japanese writer http://www.japanreview.net/interview_Koji_Suzuki.htm
1962 : Sarvepalli Radakrishna becomes the second president of India, till May 1967, replacing Rejendra Prasad http://www.adhyapak.com/dadima/sarvepalli.html
1965 : China carries out its second nuclear test
1965 : Birth of Hikari Ota, Japanese comedian http://www.spock.com/Hikari-Ota
1967 : Dr Zahir Hussain becomes 3rd president, and first Muslim one, of India till 3rd May 1969 when he died http://www.geocities.com/stamparchive2/Presidents_PMs/
Zakir_Hussain.htm
1969 : Ethnic riot in Malaysia (May 13 incident) between Malay and Chinese. At least 200 people are killed http://politics101malaysia.blogsome.com/2007/05/11/the-may-13-another-
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1971 : Vietnam negotiations in Paris in standstill http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1844
1978 : Death of Savang Vatthana, last king of Laos (1959-1975), date not sure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savang_Vatthana
1980 : Birth of Waka Inoue, Japanese gravure idol and actress http://www.wakainoue.com/ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1htig_waka-inoue_people
1980 : Birth of Mau Marcelo, Filipino singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_Marcelo
1989 : In China, during the Tiananmen Square demonstrations, several hundred students begin a hunger strike
1998 : India carries out two nuclear tests at Pokhran, in addition of the three conducted on May 11
1998 : Race riots break out in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesian of Chinese descendants are looted and women gang raped
2001 : Death of R.K. Narayan, Indian writer, born on 10 October 1907 http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/14/obituaries/14NARA.html?
ex=1210737600&en=d1579e1551fb6ea2&ei=5070
2004 : In India, following the unexpected victory of the Congress Party, led by Sonia Gandhi, the Prime Minister Vajpayee resigns http://www.knowledgebase-script.com/demo/article-202.html
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ON 14 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 14, 2008
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1574 : Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh guru, born on 5 May 1479 http://www.srigurugranthsahib.org/guru-amar-das/index.htm
1868 : In Japan, during the Boshin War, end of the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle, former shoghunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikko http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Utsunomiya_Castle
1878 : Death of Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji restoration, born on 10 August 1830 http://www.minc.ne.jp/kics/eng/eng/Kagoshima/famouspeople/okubo.html
1907 : Birth of Muhammad Ayub Khan, second president of Pakistan (October 1958-March 1969), who died on 19 April 1974 http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P017
1923 : Birth of Mrinal Sen, Indian film director http://mrinalsen.org/
1935 : The Filipinos ratify an independence agreement with USA
1936 : Birth of Waheeda Rehman, Indian actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0716851/
1953 : Birth of Norodom Sihamoni, king of Cambodia since 14 October 2004 http://www.norodomsihanouk.info/royal_family/shmne.htm
1944 : British troops occupy Kohima http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kohima
1945 : Kamikaze-Zero strikes US aircraft Enterprise
1962 : Death of Silpa Birasri, Italian and the father of modern arts in Thailand http://www.mahidol.ac.th/thailand/art-train.html
1965 : In Sri Lanka, Rohana Wijeweera, founds the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or People’s Liberation Front, in Sri Lanka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna http://www.jvpsrilanka.com/
1965 : Second Chinese atom bomb explodes
1969 : US President Richard Nixon proposes a simoultalsy of all the foreign troops from South Vietnam. Hanoi and National Liberation Front refuses
1975 : US forces raid Cambodian island od Koh Tang to free Mayaguez ship http://www.usmm.org/mayaguez.html
1976 : India and Pakistan restore diplomatic relations cut in 1971
1985 : Death of Mei ling (Barbara Yung), Hong Kong actress, born on 7 May 1959
1985 : In Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) saint Buddhist city, Tamil separatist open fire in the streets, killing at least 145 inhabitants
1991 : Death of Jiang Qing, widow of Mao Zedong, born on 14 March 1914 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHINAjiang.htm
1992 : Death of Marshal Nie Rongzhen, PLA chief of the general staff (1950-1954), born in 1899 http://www.paulnoll.com/Korea/War/Marshal-Nie-Rongzhen.html
1995 : Tanzin Gyatso, the 14th and current Dalai Lama recognizes Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the 11th reincarnation of the Panchen Lama http://www.tibet.com/PL/may14a.html
1998 : On Jakarta (Indonesia), end of three-day of firing of the army troops on students demonstrating against Suharto government causing officially 6 deads and dozens of wounded
1998 : Japan, main provider of aid, postpones its aid to India as a retaliation against its nuclear tests
1999 : US President Bill Clinton apologizes to Chinese president Jiang Zemin for the accidental Nato bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade (Yugoslavia) six days earlier
2001 : In the Philippines, in the upper house, the candidates supporting Gloria Arroyo win 8 of the 13 seats in game, against 4 for Estrada candidates. Now, the pro-Arroyo supporters have 13 of the 24 seats. During the campaign, around 80 people have been killed.
2001 : To help reconciliation in Korean peninsula, European Union decides to have diplomatic relations with North Korea. Only Ireland and France have not established relations with Pyongyang.
2002 : Marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, for the first time, Chinese warships call in Japan
2002 : Malaysian Premier Mohamad Mahathir is received at the White House where he was persona non grata since 1994. Fighting international terrorism is a common concern
2004 : The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-Hyun
2005 : Nauru Island (10.500 inhabitants), which has cut the diplomatic relations with Taipei at the benefice of Beijing in July 2003, restablished it. Now Taiwan (ROC) have official diplomatic links with 26 countries.
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ON 15 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 15, 2008
1036 : Death of Go-Ichijo, 68th emperor of Japan (1016-1036), born on 12 October 1008 http://www.reference.com/search?q=Goichijo
1585 : Death of Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord, born on 16 october 1535 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/niwa-nagahide/ http://www.spock.com/Niwa-Nagahide/pictures
1760 : Alaungpaya, king of Burma who founded the Kongbaung dynasty, is killed while invading Ayutthaya kingdom. Born in 1714 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9005372/Alaungpaya
1851 : Mongkut, born on 18 October 1804, king of Siam since 1st April is crowned as Rama IV. He died on 1st October 1868 http://www.royalty.nu/Asia/Thailand/Mongkut.html http://www.thaistudents.com/kingandi/thomson.html
1907 : Birth of Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighters, who died on 23 March 1931 http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/history/sukhdev.html
1922 : Birth of Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun http://in.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idINIndia-
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1923 : Birth of Johnny Walker, Indian actor who died on 29 July 2003 http://www.upperstall.com/people/johnny_walker.html
1932 : In what is called the May 15 Incident, in an attempted coup d’état, the Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi is killed by eleven young navy officers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15_incident http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9042651/Inukai-Tsuyoshi
1942 : Birth of Yusuf Kalla, vice-president of Indonesia and chairman of Golkar Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jusuf_Kalla
1962 : Responding to communist attacks in Laos, American President Kennedy orders an immediate build up of US troops in Thailand
1967 : In China, during the Cultural Revolution, the Foreign ministry is occupied by leftists who started to attack Prime Minister Zhou Enlai
1967 : Birth of Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/madhuri_dixit/
1972 : The island of Okina and Senkaku (claimed by China under the name of Diaoyutai), under US military governance since 1945, are reverted to Japanese control
1982 : Birth of Tatsuya Fujiwara, Japanese actor http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Fujiwara_Tatsuya
1987 : Birth of Jennylyn Mercado, Filipina actress and singer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennylyn_Mercado http://www.fhm.com.ph/fhm-babes/profile?id=98
1988 : After more than eight years of fighting in Afghanistan, the Soviet army begins its withdrawal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2668
1989 : Visit of Soviet Union Mikhael Gorbatchov to China, first of a Soviet head of state since 1959. Full normalization of the relations between the two countries
1996 : In India, the BJP arrives first in the legislative elections with 160 seats. A. B. Vajpayee is charged to form a government (he will renounces on May 28)
1996 : In Indonesia, a group of hostages, including several foreigners, kept by Irian Jaya, are freed
1998 : In Indonesia, around 470 are killed in arsons on malls set by demonstrators. The strong Fosgoro faction in the Golkar asks President Suharto to resign
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ON 16 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 16, 2008
1898 : Birth of Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese film director and screenwrityer http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/22/mizoguchi.html
1947 : Cambodia’s king Norodom Sihanouk establishes a parliamentary monarchy
1951 : In Korea, new communist offensive
1961 : In Geneva, opening of a conference on Laos with the participation of 14 countries including the Communist China
1961 : Park Chung-hee leads a bloodless military coup, called the 5.16 Revolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Chung-hee#Coup_d.27.C3.A9tat
1968 : Birth of Chingmy Yau, Hong Kong actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chingmy_Yau http://www.brns.com/pages3/chgmypc1.html
1974 : First Indian nuclear test
1966 : The Chinese Communist Party issues the May 16 Notice, marking the beginning of the Cultural Revolution http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/cultrev.htm http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/crc.html
1975 : India annexes Sikkim after the mountain state held a referendum where popular wote was in favor of merging with India
1975 : Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountain-climber, is the first female to reach the summit of Mount Everest, born on 23 May 1939 http://www.steponline.com/everest/junko_tabei.asp
1982 : Birth of Joo Ji-hoon, South Korean actor and model http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Joo_Ji_Hoon
1985 : In Afghanistan, seven of the main resistance opposition organizations form a common front to oppose the Kabul communist power
1991 : China and Russia sign a frontier treaty. Only a very small border dispute is unsolved
1995 : Six year old Gedhun Choekyi Myima is nominated by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4551425.stm
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ON 17 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 17, 2008
1155 : Birth of Jien, Japanese poet and historian who died on 28 October 1225 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jien
1336 : Death of Go-Fushimi, the 93rd emperor of Japan (1298-1301), born on 5 April 1288 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Fushimi
1917 : Death of Charles Brooke, second White Rajah of Sarawak (Borneo) since 3 August 1868 http://www.lonker.net/travel_borneo_7.htm
1940 : Birth of Reynato Puno, Filipino Supreme Court Chief Justice http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/justices/cj.puno.php
1954 : In the Philippines, Luis Taruc, who has been excluded from the Philippine Communist Party, surrenders http://cityofsanfernando.blogspot.com/2005/05/ka-luis-m-taruc-june-21-
1913-may-4.html
1964 : In Burma, all the 50 and 100 kyat banknotes are demonetized without compensation
1967 : In Hong Kong, beginning of fights between police and Maoist demonstrators till May 23
1980 : General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea declares martial law in order to suppress students demonstration http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ChunDooH.html
1981 : In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina comes back after exile in India http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/biography/hasina.html
1992 : In Thailand, the so called Black May begins. Thai police and protestors start attacking one another. By midnight, the Thai government declares a state of emergency and military troops open fire http://angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/blackmay/blackmay01.shtml
1993 : In Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremasinghe becomes prime minister till August 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranil_Wickremasinghe
1995 : The Chinese authorities arrest the six year old Gedhun Choekuyi Nyima, recognized by the Dalai Lama as the successor of the 10th Panchen Lama, and his family. Since nobody knows what happened to them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20qndcB389A
1997 : In South Korea, Kim Hyung-chul, son of the President Kim Dae-jung is arrested as involved in the Hanbo scandal
2000 : In Indonesia, for the first time, 24 soldiers are jailed for massacres of civilians in Aceh
2004 : In Myanmar, the National Convention, in charge to write a new constitution, convened after more than eight years of suspension
2007 : In Thailand, the Defense National Council orders three private radio stations to be closed because they gave interviews to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
2007 : A train, for the first time, cross the border between the two Koreas on few meters
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ON 18 MAI IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on Mai 18, 2008
1450 : Death of Sejong, 4th king (1418-1450) of the Joseon Korean dynasty, born on 6 May 1397 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejong_the_Great_of_Joseon
1498 : Vasco de Gama reaches the port of Calicut (Khozhikoto) in India http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06374a.htm http://www.calicut.net/
1584 : Death of Ikeda Motosuke, samurai commander, born in 1559 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikeda_Motosuke
1869 : Surrender and dissolution of the Ezo Republic to Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezo_Republic
1913 : Birth of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, 6th president on India (1977-1982) who died on 1st June 1996 http://pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org/reddy.html
1916 : In China, Chen Qimei is assassinated. Chiang Kai-shek succeeds him as leader of the Chinese Revolutionary Party in Shanghai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Qimei
1916 : In Vietnam, Khai dinh is the 12 emperor of the Nguyen dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khai_Dinh
1951 : United Nations adopts a resolution on the boycot of strategic goods to Communist China
1955 : A security treaty is signed between Cambodia and the USA
1955 : Birth of Chow Yun-Fat, Hong Kong actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000334/ http://chowofhongkong.com/
1967 : In Vietnam, the US troops cross the demilitarized zone
1980 : In South Korea, Gwangju uprising up to May 27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwangju_Massacre
1963 : birth of Mari Lijima, Japanese actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari_Iijima
1974 : India detonates its first nuclear weapon. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5013
1989 : In Beijing, more than one-million people demonstrate http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2671
2001 : In Karachi (Pakistan), extremist Sunni Tekrik chief, Saleem Qadri, is shot http://www.geocities.com/sipahisahaba/2001/05182001.htm http://www.newsline.com.pk/NewsJune2001/coverstory4.htm
2002 : Kim Hong-gul, third son of South Korea president Kim Dae-jung is arrested on charge of corruption. One of his brother is already in jail http://www.iht.com/articles/2002/06/22/t5_46.php
2006 : In Nepal, the parliament, which has been restore, passes a law curtailing the power of the monarchy, making Nepal a secular country
2007 : Death of Yoyoy Villame, Filipino novelty singer and movie actor, born on 18 November 1932 http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/
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ON 19 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 19, 2008
1526 : Death of Go-Kashiwabara, 104th Japanese emperor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Kashiwabara_of_Japan
1890 : Birth of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese communist leader who died on 2nd September 1969 http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/hochiminh.html
1904 : Death of Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist, born in March 1839 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamsetji_Tata
1921 : Birth of Yuri Kochiyama, Japanese American human rights activist http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2004/sites/kochiyama/
main.html
1925 : Birth of Pol Pot, leader of the Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/78988.stm
1926 : Birth of Swami Kriyananda, Indian teacher and author http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Kriyananda
1939 : Birth of Nancy Khan, Hong Kong actress http://www.snappville.com/nhanz
1949 : Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek impose Martial Law on Taiwan
1951 : US begins counter offensive in Korea
1954 : Signature of an mutual assistance treaty between USA and Pakistan
1964 : In Laos, US Air Force begins Operation Yankee Team http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1855
1967 : US bombs Hanoi
1972: South Vietnamese fight to open road to An Loc http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1854
1989 : A 4:50 am, Chinese communist Party General secretary Zhao Ziyang goes Tian’anmen Square to implore the students to leave http://www.time.com/time/asia/features/heroes/zhao.html
1998 : Death of Sosuke Uno, 75th prime minister of Japan from June to August 1989 and obliged to resign after a sex scandal, born on 27 August 1922 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dsuke_Uno http://www.memoirs-of-a-geisha.info/Geisha_Code_of_Silence.html
2000 : China signs an agreement with Europe Union for its entry in WTO
2001 : In the Philippines, election in the senate. On the 13 seats, the People Power Coalition supporting President Arroyo wins 8 seats vis 4 for former president Estrada supporters (including his wife) and an independant.
2002 : East-Timor independence ceremony, effective on 20 May, 0 :am with UN general secretary Kofy Annan, Bill Clinton and Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1996673.stm
2002 : A new Vietnamese National Assembly is elected. All the candidates have been selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam
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ON 20 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 20, 2008
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1550 : Death of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun, born on 21 April 1511 http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Ashikaga_Yoshiharu
1883 : The eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesia) begins, leading ultimaly to the volcano’s destruction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa http://video.cityvox.fr/video/iLyROoaftusS.html
1894 : Birth of Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian Hindu sage, who died in 1994 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramacharya
1908 : In Netherlands Indies, Foundation of the Boedi Oetomo (Noble Conduct), organization led by Dr Soetomo. Educational movement which turned to politics. http://www.indonesialogue.com/destinations/boedi-oetomo-national-
awakening-indonesia.html http://www.indonesia-ottawa.org/page.php?s=1000history
1941 : Birth of Goh Chok Tong, former Singaporian Premier and currently Senior Minister http://www.cabinet.gov.sg/CabinetAppointments/Mr+GOH+Chok+Tong.htm
1946 : Birth of Xanana Gusmao, former president of East-Timor and current Prime Minister http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/342145.stm
1946 : In Japan, formation of Yoshida cabinet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Yoshida
1948 : Chiang Kai-shek is formally elected President of the Republic of China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Republic_of_China
1954 : Chiang Kai-shek is reelected president of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
1959 : Japanese-Americans regain their citizenship
1963 : Sukarno is reelected president of Indonesia
1967 : In USA, 10,000 demonstrate against Vietnam War
1967 : Birth of Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist http://www.fas.org/irp/world/iraq/956-tni.htm
1969 : End of the Battle of Hambuger (Aptia Mountain) one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5019
1970 : 100,000 march in New York supporting US policy in Vietnam
1978 : Chiang Ching-kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek, is elected president of the Republic of China (Taiwan), till his death in January 1988
1982 : In the Afghanistan war, first exchange of prisoneers closed of the Pakistanese border
1982 : Sir Edward Youde takes office as Governor of Hong Kong
1986 : In a joint communiqué Lisbonn and Beijing annouce the beginning of talks on Macao
1989 : Chinese Premier Li Peng proclaims the Martial Law in Beijing
1992 : India launches its first satellite independently
1993 : Xanana Gusmao, leader of the East-Timor separatist insurgency (arrested in 1992) is condemn to life sentence, changed later to 20 years in prison http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanana_Gusm%C3%A3o
2000 : In Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian becomes the first non KMT president http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/president.htm
2002 : East-Timor is officially independent from Indonesia
2004 : Chen Shui-bian starts his second mandate as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
2007 : The China State Space Administration director announces that China will soon proceedntonthe launching of a satellite which will turn around the moon
2007 : In Vietnam, legislative elections. 83 % of canditates are members of the Vietnam Communist Party. In the final, more than 90 % of the members of the parliament are members of the CPV
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