2002 in Indonesia

Events from the year 2002 in Indonesia

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See also:	History of Indonesia Timeline of Indonesian history List of years in Indonesia

Incumbents

President		Vice President
Megawati Soekarnoputri			Hamzah Haz

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]

Births

• September 14 – Boni Avibus, activist, actress, dramatist, orator, poets and theater performer.

Deaths

• March 12 – Hartini [id], wife of Indonesian president Sukarno (b. 1924)
• March 28 – Andi Amrullah [id], Indonesian writer (b. 1941)
• November 14 – Gedong Bagus Oka, Indonesian Hindu reformer and philosopher (b. 1921)

References

1. "East Timor celebrates as a nation is born". The Age. May 20, 2002. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
2. "Korban Tewas Kebakaran Karaoke Heppi Menjadi 46". Liputan6. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
3. "Indonesian police hunt bar owner". BBC News. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
4. "Bali death toll set at 202". BBC News. February 19, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "Indonesian court jails McDonald's bombers". ABC News. October 16, 2003. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
6. "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.