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2004 in Indonesia
Events from the year
2004
in
Indonesia
Incumbents
President:
Megawati Sukarnoputri
,
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Vice President:
Hamzah Haz
,
Jusuf Kalla
Chief Justice:
Bagir Manan
Events
January 10
- 2004 Palopo cafe bombing: Four people are killed and three injured
April 5
-
Indonesian legislative election, 2004
May 5 - Final
election results
are announced: of 113,462,414 valid
ballot papers
, the
Party of the Functional Groups
win the largest number of seats on the
People's Representative Council
. However, fourteen of the twenty-four participating parties refuse to certify the election results after allegations of irregular
vote counting
.
July 5
&
September 20
-
Indonesian presidential election, 2004
September 9
- 2004
Australian Embassy
bombing in Jakarta: several civilian workers are killed, but all embassy staff survive.
November 13
-
2004 Poso bus bombing
November 30
-
Lion Air Flight 583
December 26
- The
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
have huge
effects on Indonesia