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History of Indonesia

Can you guess these facts about the history of Indonesia?
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Country that colonized Indonesia between 1816–1949
Netherlands
Indonesia's name during that country's rule
Dutch East Indies
Famous export of the 17th and 18th centuries
Spice
Indonesia suffered 130,000 deaths from this type of disaster in 2004
Tsunami
City that was established in 2022 – planned to become Indonesia's future capital
Nusantara
19th century volcanic eruptions
Its eruption could be heard over 3000 miles away
Krakatoa
Caused the "Year Without a Summer"
Mount Tambora
Country that invaded Indonesia in 1942
Japan
Jakarta's official former name until that country invaded
Batavia
First President of Indonesia, 1945–1967
Sukarno
President who ruled as a military dictator until his resignation in 1998
Suharto
Name of that president's regime or an English rock band that released "Blue Monday"
New Order
Mass killings of members and sympathisers of this political party took place in 1965–1966
Communist Party
Portuguese-speaking country that gained its independence from Indonesia in 2002
East Timor
"Upright" hominid species that inhabited Indonesia as far back as two million years ago
Homo erectus
Island on which the Free Papua Movement has been active since the 1960s
New Guinea
Supervolcano that erupted 74,000 years ago, nearly causing humans to become extinct
Lake Toba
Language from which the word "Indonesia" derives
Ancient Greek
International organisation that Indonesia became a member of in 2025
BRICS
Name for a "sea" empire – such as Indonesia's Srivijaya and Majapahit
Maritime Empire
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2 Comments
Hugosexton
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Level 49
Mar 21, 2025
Why so many questions about volcanoes?
Fawkes417
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Level 49
Aug 3, 2025
Hey i tried to type in Soeharto but it's just doesn't accept my answers, Seoharto is the right typing for Indonesia's 2nd President, it's written in his ID

Suharto just a modern typing of his name, original typing of the name is Soeharto pls do a rework for it

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