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Return with Cargo from Java
(not a specific date) - In 1595 a trading voyage returned with a cargo of pepper from Java (now part of Indonesia)
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First Successful Dutch Expedition to Indonesia
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In 1596 the first Dutch expedition to Indonesia was led by Cornelis de Houtman in four small Dutch vessels. -
VOC begins to take over Indonesia
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Dutch East India Company (VOC – Vereenidge Oost-Indische Compagine)began to take over the Indonesian islands
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The Dutch was in complete control of Indonesia
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By 1608 the Dutch was in complete control over Indonesia and the Dutch EAst Indies area -
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Dutch in control
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The Dutch were in power of the Dutch east Indies Area -
VOC went bankrupt
In 1795 VOC went bankrupt but the Dutch colonial rule continued. -
Britains Took Over
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The Britains took over control in 1811 and ruled for 4 years until the Dutch won back and the Britains lost their rule in 1814 -
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Britains were ruling Indonesia
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contol of the whole Archipelago
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By 1910 the Dutch controlled the whole Archipelago (except for East Timor) -
Fights back
(not a specific date)The islands of Indonesia decide to flight back for independent this fight begins in the 1920’s -
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World War II
World War II 1939-1945 -
Japan invades
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In 1942 Japan invades Indonesia -
Japan surrenders and Indonesia is independent
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In 1945 Japan surrenders to the allies and later that year Sukarno declares Indonesia’s independence -
First Presidnet is elected and ........
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In this year (1949) the Dutch recognise Indonesia’s independence and at the same time Sukarno is elected as the first president of Indonesia. -
Netherlands overseas territories
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Until December that year Indonesia was still claimed to be one of the Netherlands overseas territories.
