2002 in Indonesia

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Events from the year 2002 in Indonesia

Incumbents

• President: Megawati Sukarnoputri
• Vice President: Hamzah Haz
• Chief Justice: Bagir Manan

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.
• October 12 – Jemaah Islamiyah militants detonate multiple bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Indonesia, killing 202 people and injuring over 300 in the worst terrorist act in Indonesia's history.[2]
• 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.[3]
• December 17 – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) opined that Ligitan and Sipadan islands, which were disputed between Indonesia and Malaysia, belonged to Malaysia.[4]

Births

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

Deaths

• March 12 – Hartini, wife of Indonesian president Sukarno (b. 1924)
• March 28 – Andi Amrullah, 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. 2002-05-20. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
2. "Bali death toll set at 202". BBC News. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
3. "Indonesian court jails McDonald's bombers". ABC News. 2003-10-16. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
4. "The Court finds that sovereignty over the islands of Ligitan and Sipadan belongs to Malaysia". International Court of Justice. 17 December 2002. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2016.