Bali History

Dutch Invasion in Northern Bali

Jun 1, 1846

• "three military campaigns into Northern Bali up until 1849
• Royal rebillion
• Dutch killed off two Royal houses and hundreds of locals" (TravelSmart, 2014).

Independence Day

Aug 17, 1945

• "Indonesian leader Soekarno proclaimed nation's independence
• took 4 years to convince the Dutch they weren't getting the colony back" (TravelSmart, 2014).

Mount Agung Erupted

Feb 18, 1963

• "largest mountain on the Island
• major Balinese temples on the slopes of the moutain
• erupted for a year until Jan 27 1964
• over 1000 people died and more were injured" (Volcano Discovery, 2014).

Bali Massacre

Oct 1, 1965

• "large-scale killings until 1966
• conducted by the armed forces or authorities
• conflict and tension in communities" (John Gittings, 2013).

Bali Bombings

Oct 12, 2002

• "bomb hidden in a backpack exploded in Paddy's Bar
• a second more powerful car bomb exploded in Sari Club
• killed 202 people and 88 were Australians" (Australian Government, 2014).

Schapelle Corby caught with Drugs

Oct 8, 2004

• "caught carrying 4.2kg of cannabis in her bodyboard bag
• Australian who was spent 10 years out of her 20 years sentence in jail
• is currently on parole in Bali" (Fairfax Media, 2014)

Bali 9 caught smuggling Drugs

Apr 17, 2005

• "9 Australians were caught smuggling heroin into Bali
• all served with life sentences in jail in Bali" (Wikipedia, 2014).