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22 APRIL, MAIN FACTS IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created April 22, 2008
1930 : The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty, regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Naval_Treaty
1944 : US forces invade Japanese-held New Guinea with amphibious landings near Hollandia
1948 : In Kobe, Japon, Korean mobs riot in protest against Japanese treatment of Koreans during World War II, and the ambiguous status of Korean residents in Japan
1949 : In China, Nanjing is taken by the communist forces
1951 : Sino-Korean counter-offensive. United Nations forces withdraw south of the 38th parallel
1955 : Birth of Johnnie To, Hong Kong film director and producer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864775/ http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/to_johnnie.htm
1970 : Birth of Regine Velasquez, Filipina singer and actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regine_Velasquez http://www.reginemultimedia.com/
1972 : Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts antiwar protest in several US larges cities
1987 : Sri Lanka Air Force bomb Tamil causing 100s killed
2001 : In Vietnam, Nong Duc Manh is elected General Secretary of the Communist Party replacing Le Kha Phieu http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org/news/story.php?d=20010422215101
2006 : 243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal, after Nepali security forces opened fire on protestors against king Gyanendra
2007 : South Korea accepts to send 400,000 tons of rice to North Korea, dispite the fact that the later din’t respected the deadline for the closing of its largest nuclear installations
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ON 23 APRIL MAIN FACTS IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on April 23, 2008
1794 : Birth of Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar, who died on 26 August 1854 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9076433/Wei-Yuan
1857 : The participants in the Sepoy Rebellion are convicted of mutiny, sentenced to prison terms, publicly fettered and stripped of their military insignia http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Mutiny.html
1953 : In South Vietnam, the United Front of Hoa-Hao and Binh-Xuyen refuse to submit to Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem causing fightings in Saigon Cholon
1957 : Birth of Kenji Kawai, Japanese composer http://www.kenjikawai.com/index_e.html
1968 : Students protestors at Columbia University in New York take over administration buildings and shut down the university http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University_protests_of_1968
1970 : Birth of Sadao Abe, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008369/
1979 : Birth of Yana Gupta, Indian actress and model http://www.apunkachoice.com/people/act535/ http://www.santabanta.com/Wallpapers/gallery.asp?catname=Yana%20Gupta
1982 : Important offensive of the Afghan resistence in Khost (Paktia province) up to April 28
1985 : Birth of Angel Locsin, Filipina TV and movie actress http://www.angellocsin.org/info.html
1992 : Than Shwe president of the State Peace and Development Council, replacing Saw Maung http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=1051
1992 : Death of Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker, born on 2 May 1921 http://satyajitray.ucsc.edu/biography.html
1993 : Lalith Athulathmudoli, Sri Lankan minister, and leader of the Democratic United Liberation Front, is murdured . http://www.sangam.org/FB_PROPAGANDA/Lalith.htm
2001 : President Bush’s administration announces the greatest sail of weapons to Taiwan, including 8 submarines, 4 Kidd destroyers and 12 antisubmarine Orion class planes.
2003 : In Beijing, first talks between USA and North Korea since the second nuclear crisis
In Indonesia, opening of Abu Bakar Baashir trial for treason. He is accudef to be the leader of Al Qaida-linked Jamaah Islamiyah responsible for Bali attack which caused 202 victims.
Beijing closes all schools for two weeks because of the SARS virus
2004 : By 110 votes against 109, the coalition of president Kumaratunga loses the fonction of speaker of the National Assembly for W.J.M. Lokubandara of principal opposition party, UNP
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24 APRIL MAIN FACTS IN ASIAN HISTORY
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1185 : Battle of Danoura. Yoshitsune Minamoto fleet beats imperial fleet. Emperor Antoku Taira drowns http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9007901/Antoku
1311 : General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India http://www.boloji.com/history/006.htm
1941 : Death of the king of Cambodia Sisowath Monivong http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/cambodia/i120.html
1945 : End of the 8th congress of the Communist Party of China which asks again for a new coalition government
1954 : London and Washington repulse for the second time a French request for an US air raid to help Dien-Bien-Phu French garrison in Vietnam
1955 : End of the Bandung Conference. 29 non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa condemn colonialism, racism and the Cold War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2647
1965 : Incident between India and Pakistan in Kutch region
1965 : Indonesian President Suharto orders all foreign-owned enterprises (mostly rubber and palm oil plantations) to be seized by the government
1967 : The Chinese chargé d’Affaires and the Chinese consul in Jakarta are declared « personae non grata »
1969 : In China, end of the 9th congress of the CCP, Lin Biao is named as successor of Mao Zedong http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/COLDbiao.htm
1970 : The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Fang_Hong_I http://knows.jongo.com/res/article/4757
1971 : Death of T.V. Soong, Chinese banker, brother in law of Chiang Kai-shek, born on 4 December 1894 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9068719/TV-Soong
1978 : Birth of Kim Hyung-ju, Korean actress http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kim_Hyun_Ju http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t653.html
1993 : The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act comes into force, establishing Panchayati Raj system in India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchayat
2001 : In Japan, by 298 votes against 155 for Ryutaro Ashimoto, reformist Junichiro Koizumi is elected chairman of DLP Party
2003 : In Indonesia, the government cancels talks with Aceh rebels saying they do not respect the 4 December 2003
2003 : Beginning of joint military operation USA-Philippines against separatist guerillas
2005 : Death of Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist, born on 2 November 1910 http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2005/may/05/
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ON 25 APRIL MAIN FACTS IN ASIAN HISTORY
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1398 : Birth of Emperor Xuande who died in 1435 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuande_Emperor
1605 : Death of Naresuan (also called Naret or Sanphet II), king of Siam (1590-1605) http://www.tonyjaa.org/sword_king.shtml
1644 : Chongzhen, 16th and last emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty (1611-1644), commits suicide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongzhen_Emperor_of_China
1740 : Death of Baji Rao I, General and Peswa (Prime Minister) of Indian Marathaa kingdom, born on 18 August 1699 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baji_Rao_I
1809 : Signature of the treaty of Amritsar, which stelles Indo-Sikh relations for a generation, is concluded between Charles T. Metclafe, representation the British East India Company, and Ranjit Singh, head ot the Sikh kingdom of Punjab http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9007274/Treaty-of-Amritsar http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9062680/Ranjit-Singh?
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1898 : Russia and Japan sign an agreement supposed to pur an end to their competition for the control of Korea (non respected)
1922 : Birth of Chatichai Choonhaven, Thai Prime Minister (1988-1991), who died on 6 May 1998 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9123830/Chatichai-Choonhavan
1941 : In Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk is enthroned
1947 : In Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, calls for talks with France
1948 : Birth of Yu Shyi-kun, former Premier of Taiwan (2002-2005) http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/2002/bio_yu.htm
1960 : Death in exile at Zurich of Amanullah Khan, king of Aghanistan (1919-1929) http://www.afghanan.net/afghanistan/amanullahkhan.htm
1972 : In the Nguyen Hue offensive, the North-Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South-Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontun
1975 : As North-Vietnamese forces close in on South Vietnam capital Saigon, the Australian embassy is closed and evacuated
1977 : Visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong to France, up to 28 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9343889/Pham-Van-Dong
1987 : Birth, at Wuhan, of Chine actress Liu Yifei (Crystel Liu) http://women.stareastasia.com/crystal-liu/
1988 : Zhu Rongji become mayor of Shanghai, replacing Jiang Zemin http://english.people.com.cn/leaders/Zhurongji.htm
1989 : Birth of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima who will be recognized as the 11th pachen lama by the Dalai Lama but refused by Beijing http://www.savetibet.org/campaigns/pl/index.php
1992 : Death of Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer-songwriter, born on 29 November 1965 http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-96/artist_name-yutaka_ozaki/
2001 : Former Philippine former President Joseph Estrada is arrested http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1063976.stm
2005 : Death Swami Ranganathananda (born Shankaran Kutty), hindu monk who took part in politics in India, born on 15 December 1908 http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Swami_Ranganathananda http://www.geocities.com/kpmiyapuram/rkp.htm
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ON 26 APRIL MAIN FACTS IN ASIAN HISTORY
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1192 : Death of Go-Shirakawa, 77th emperor of Japan, (1155-1158), born on 18 October 1127 http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/asian490/tml5/Bios/
goshirak.htm
1489 : Death of Ashikaga Yoshihisa, 9th shogun (1473-1489) of the Ashikaga shogunate, born on 11 October 1465Stuyvesant’s desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/ashikaga-yoshihisa/
1875 : Birth of Syngman Rhee, first president of the Republic of Korea http://us.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/rhee/
1910 : Birth of Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese film producer and creator of Godzilla, who died on 7 April 1997 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoyuki_Tanaka
1913 : In China, Sun Yat-sen, calls for revolt against president Yuan Shi-kai http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/
sun_yat_sen1.html http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/bio/xyz/yuansh.html
1920 : Death of Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician, born on 22 December 1887 http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Ramanujan.html
1942 : Colliery explosion kills 1,549 at Honkeiko, Manchuria
1944 : Birth of Amien Rais, Indonesian politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amien_Rais
1953 : In Korea War, Panmunjong negotiations resume after six months
1954 : The Geneva conference , an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea begins
1960 : President of South Korea Syngman Rhee is forced to resign
1961 : Birth of Joan Chen (Chen Chong), Chinese actress http://uk.askmen.com/women/actress_200/210_joan_chen.html
1963 : Birth of Li Lianjie (Jet Li) martial art master and actor in Beijing http://men.stareastasia.com/andy-lau/
1969 : Death of Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist and founder of Aikido, born on 4 December 1883 http://www.aikidofaq.com/history/osensei.html
1980 : Students demonstrate in Kabul for four days. Dozens are killed
1984 : US president Ronald Reagan lands in China at the start of a six-day state visit, the first by an American president since 1972 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/26/
newsid_4464000/4464785.stm
1994 ; Death of Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Japanese Kyokushin Karate, born on 27 July 1923 http://www.masutatsuoyama.com/masoyama.htm
1997 : Death of Peng Zhen http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=9804E7D91431F934A15757C0A961958260
1999 : Sultan Mizan Abidin elected king of Malaysia http://the-malaysian.blogspot.com/2006/12/sultan-mizan-zainal-abidin-
our-new-king.html
2001 : Junichiro Koizumi is elected prime minister of Japan, the 11th Premier in 13 years http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1293536.stm
2004 : Beijing refuses the direct election of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong planned for 2007, and of all the members of the 2008 Legislative Council.
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ON 27 APRIL MAIN FACTS IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created April 27, 2008
1521 : Magellan is killed in the Philippines island of Mindanao, in the Battle of Mactan, by natives led by chief Lapu-Lapu http://living.cebunetwork.com/battle-of-mactan-shrine/2006/05/08/ http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Harbor/1320/bbilapu.html
1599 : Death of Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior, born 22nd January 1553 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/mori-terumoto/
1644 : Beijing falls to forces led by rebel Li Zicheng
1665 : Cebu is established, becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines
1874 : On excuse to avenge Japanese shipwrecks, Japan launches a naval expedition onTaiwan
1910 : Birth of Chiang Ching-kuo, president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) who died in January 1988 http://www.taiwan.com.au/Polieco/Symbols/report08.html
1945 : Admiral Suzuki becomes Japan’s third Prime Minister in a year http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Suzuki-K.html
1949 : The Conference of the Commonwealth decides that India could become a republic without be obliged to quit Commonwealth
1950 : Vietnam Emperor Bao Dai appoints Tran Van Hu as head of the government, replacing Nguyen Phan Long
1956 : In Burma, the United National Front, leftist forces led by Burma Communist Party « White Flag) gets 30 % of the votes and 47 of the 250 seats in the National Assembly
1959 : Liu Shaoqi becomes president of the People’s Republic of China, replacing Mao Zedong who stays chairman of the CCP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uk55RdC0Hk
1960 : South Korean’s president Syngman Rhee is forced to resign http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/rhee/
1962 : Death of A.K. Fazlul Huq, Bengali statesman, born on 26 October 1873 http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/H_0197.htm
1978 : In Kabul, a coup is initiated by Hafizublah Amin while he is under house arrest and the People Democratic Party of Afghanistan gains control of the country and overthrowing President Sardar Mohammed Daoud http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2650
1988 : In Japan, foundation du Democratic Party of Japan http://www.dpj.or.jp/english/about_us/dpj_profile.html
2001 : In Oslo, opening of four-day talks between the Philippine government and the communist guerilla. Next meeting is fixed on June
2005 : In China, the standing committee of the National Assembly decides that the successor of the chief executive of Hong Kong, Tung Chee-hwa who have resigned, will just finish his term.
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ON 28 APRIL IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created April 28, 2008
1253 : Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism http://www.sgi-usa.org/buddhism/nichiren_daishonin.php
1545 : Birth of Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral, who died in a fight in December 1598 http://www.bookrags.com/biography/yi-sunsin/
1897 : Birth of Ye Jianying who died 22 October 1986 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/yejianying.shtml
1904 : Sisavang Vong, born on 14 July 1885, is enthroned king of Luang Prabang up to his death on 20 October 1959 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisavang_Vong
1927 : Li Dazhao, a Chinese communist party leader is executed on the order of warlord Zhang Zuolin http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9048066/Li-Dazhao
1950 : In Thailand, wedding of Bhumipol Adulyadej (Rama IX) with Queen Sirikit
1952 : The San Francisco Peace Treaty, signed on 8 September 1951, enters in force, marking the end of the US occupation of Japan.
1952 : Signature at Taipei of a Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Japan, which will enter into force on 5 August 1952 http://www.taiwandocuments.org/taipei01.htm
1954 : Meeting at Colombo of the Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan, Ceylan, Birmanie and Indonésie for considering an Asian neutralist front and will is the origin of the 1955 Bandung conference
1960 : In South Korea, Huh Chung becomes acting prime minister
1970 : US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia
1975 : General Duong Van Minh take the charge of president of South Vietnam for surrender to the Vietcong http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9384426/Duong-Van-Minh
1978 : Afghanistan’s president Mohammed Daoud Khan, dethroned by communists the day before, is killed http://www.afghanland.com/history/daoud.html
1992 : In Afghanistan, led by Commandant Massoud, the Mudjahiddin take Kabul
1994 : Tsutomu Hata becomes Premier of Japan. His coalition government is the first minority party government in Japan in four decades (Up to June 30, 1994) http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/cabinet/80_e.html
1995 : Chen Xitong, secretary of the Beijing communist party committee, is the first member of the Party Politburo to be dismissed for corruption http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/143163.stm
2004 : Groups of young, armed with machetes, attack police posts in the Muslim southern part of Thailand aiming to seize weapons. Police, informed, kill 106 of them
2006 : In Nepal, Koirala is again appointed prime minister
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ON 29 APRIL IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on April 29, 2008
1661 : Chinese Ming dynasty occupies Taiwan
1848 : Birth of Ravi Varma, Indian painter who died on 2 October 1906 http://www.boloji.com/vithika/vithika05.htm
1901 : Birth of Japanese emperor Hirohito http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWhirohito.htm
1936 : Birth of Zubin Mehta, Indian-born conductor http://www.zubinmehta.net/
1938 : Birth of Daim Zainuddin, Malaysian economist and politician
http://219.94.73.253/e_20hall_fame/e202_3_01.htm
1942 : Japanese troops march into Lashio (Burma), cutting off Burma Road http://www.worldwar2history.info/Burma/Road.html
1945 : Japanese army evacuates Rangoon (Burma)
1946 : Former prime minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former leaders are indicted for war crimes http://www.dictatorofthemonth.com/Tojo/Apr2007TojoEN.htm
1951 : A Tibetan delegation to the Chinese government is presented with a treaty draft regarding the Chinese occupation of Tibet
1951 : In Japan, victory of the conservative in local elections
1965 : Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches seventh rocket in their Rehber series
1965 : Australian Prime Minister Menzies announces that, at the request of USA and South Vietnam, he is sending an 800-man battalion to fight in South Vietnam
1970 : 50,000 US and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia, where Prince Sihanouk have been ousted on March 18, to hunt Vietcong
1974 : Birth of Anggun, Indonesian singer http://www.anggunworld.com/eng/bio.asp
1975 : By the Operation Frequent Wind, the last US citizens begin evacuation from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/frequent_wind.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Frequent_Wind
1978 : In Afghanistan, the communist rebels claim victory http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/29/
newsid_2970000/2970317.stm
1982 : China has one billion inhabitants
1983 : Birth of Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese gravure idol and actress http://www.babebio.com/babe/yuriko_shiratori/ http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/yuriko-shiratori-hot-japanese-gravure-
idol-and-actress/
1988 : Birth of Younha, Korean pop singer and actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younha http://www.newsasia-ddl.com/album-1005971.html
1989 : The National Assembly of the People’s Republic of Kampuchea amends the constitution, replacing the name of the country as State of Cambodia and declares it « neutral, pacifist and nonaligned » Buddhism is proclaimed state religion
1991 : In Bangladesh, a cyclone with winds of around 155mph kills at least 138,000 people and leaves as many as 10 million homeless
2000 : Death of Pham Van Dong, former Vietnamese Prime Minister, born on 1st March 1906 http://www.mishalov.com/Pham_Van_Dong.html
2005 : Historic meeting between Hu Jintao, the General secretary o the Communist Party of China, and Lien Chan, the chairman of the Kuomintang (Taiwan), first meeting between the leaders of the two parties since 1949
2007 : Japanese Supreme Court rejects the request of forced Chinese workers during the Japanese occupation, arguing that by 1972 Sino-Japanese treaty, individuals are denied to look for compensation from Japan
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ON 30 APRIL IN ASIAN HISTORY
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1063 : Death of Renzong, 4th emperor of the Song dynasty (1022-1063), born on 30 March 1010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Renzong_of_Song
1839 : Birth of Japanese painter Yoshitoshi http://www.artelino.com/articles/yoshitoshi.asp
1888 : Kuroda Kiyotaka becomes 2nd Prime Minister of Meiji era, up to 0ctober 1889 http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/71.html
1947 : In Japan, victory of the conservatives in the local elections
1950 : In China, the Law on marriage is promulgated
1950 : In Japan, General Ridgway authorizes the revision of general MacArthur ordnances
1963 : In Laos, Prince Souvana Phouma breacks negotiations with Pathet Lao
1975 : Fall of Saigon. South Vietnamese Duong Van Minh surrenders to the North Vietnamese forces http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0430.html#article http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/30/
newsid_2498000/2498441.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/716609.stm
1989 : Death of Bangja (Euimin), crown princess of Korea, born on 4 November 1901 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako_Nashimoto
1995 : Death of General Maung Maung Kha, Myanmar Prime Minister (1977-1988), born on 7 June 1920 http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
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1999 : Cambodia is the 10th and last country to join the Association of South-East Asian Nation (ASEAN)
2002 : In Pakistan, a referendum overwhelmingly (97 % of votes) approves the presidency of General Pervez Musharraf for another five years
2004 : In Indonesia, Abu Bakar Bashir, suspected to be the spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah is arrested the day of his release. Some fights between police and his followers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakar_Bashir http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemaah_Islamiyah
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ON 1 MAY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on May 1, 2008
1703 : Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch is murdered
1852 : The Philippine peso is introduced in circulation
1898 : In the first battle of the Spanish-American war, the US Navy destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet during the Battle of Manila Bay http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6884
1914 : Chinese president Yuan Shikai wins dictatorial qualification http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/Cambridge/entries/066/Yuan-Shikai.html
1925 : The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today the largest trade union in the world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-China_Federation_of_Trade_Unions
1934 : Philippine legislature accepts US proposal for independence
1942 : Japanese occupy the city of Mandalay (Burma)
1944 : Birth of Suresh Kalmadi, Indian politician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suresh_Kalmadi http://www.skalmadi.org/
1946 : Birth of John Woo, Hong Kong director http://www.godamongdirectors.com/woo/index.shtml
1948 : The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) is proclaimed by Kim Il-sung http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/kim/
1950 : In Cambodia, king Norodom Sihanouk decides to govern by himself
1955 : A Malay, Musa Ahmad, becomes chairman of the Communist Party of Malaya as Chin Peng stays as leader of the guerilla http://socialistworld.net/eng/2005/02/04malay.html
1957 : Birth of Ko Otani, Japanese composer http://www.tohokingdom.com/staff/ko_otani.htm
1960 : Formation of western Indian state of Maharashtra
1963 : In the name of United Nations, Indonesia takes control of Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya) from Netherlands
1963 : Death of Lope K Santos, Filipino writer, father of the Philippines National Language and Grammar, born on 25 September 1879 http://www.geocities.com/sinupan/santoslopek.htm
1965 : Naval Battle of Dong-Ying between Communist China and Nationalist China (Taiwan) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dong-Yin
1968 : Birth of Sol Kyung-gu, South Korean actor http://koreanfilm.org/actors.html#sulkg
1970 : Protest erupt in Seattle and Washington, following the President Nixon decision to pursue Vietnamese communists in Cambodia
1971 : Birth of Ajith Kumar, Indian film actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar http://movies.sulekha.com/stargallery/ajith-kumar/1.htm
1972 : In South Vietnam, North Vietnamese troops occupy Quang Tri Activities Committee
1975 : The Cambodian Khmer Rouge government is recognized by the United Nations
1978 : Birth of Sachie Hara, Japanese actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0361693/ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=17382
1993 : Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa is murdered http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/5/14594_space.html
2001 : Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares the existence of a « state rebellion » hours afters thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, storm towars the presidential palace in the height of the EDSA III rebellion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDSA_III http://www.lawphil.net/executive/proc/proc_38_2001.html
2007 : Taiwan resumes diplomatic relations with the tiny island of St Lucia
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