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Portal:Jakarta/Selected anniversaries

15 January 2004 – TransJakarta (pictured), the bus rapid transit system of Jakarta, commenced operations
15–16 January 1982 – During a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, widespread riots break out, leading to the formal disbanding of President Suharto's personal assistants

22 February 1978 – Istiqlal Mosque (pictured) in Jakarta, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia, is inaugurated

9 March 1978 – The first toll road in Indonesia, Jagorawi Toll Road connecting Jakarta, Bogor, and Ciawi is opened
24 March 2019 – Jakarta MRT (pictured) opened to the public, and the first rapid transit in Indonesia

20 April 1975 – Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, a large cultural park in Jakarta, opens
25 April 1983 – The Jakarta Post newspaper begins publication.

4–8 and 12–15 May 1998 – Riots occurred (pictured) throughout Indonesia, including in Jakarta (12–15 May), triggered by economic problems including food shortages and mass unemployment, and eventually led to the resignation of President Suharto and the fall of the New Order government.
30 May 1619 – Dutch troops raze the city of Jayakarta, later establishing their capital, Batavia, over the rubble

22 June 1527 – Fatahillah, on behalf of the Demak attacked and conquered the Portuguese in Sunda Kelapa (in present-day North Jakarta), after which it was renamed Jayakarta.

12 July 1975 – The National Monument (pictured) in Jakarta is dedicated

5 August 2003 – A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside the lobby of the JW Marriott Hotel, in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, killing twelve people and injuring 150.

12 September 1984 – during the Tanjung Priok massacre, 24 people were killed and 54 injured.
21 September 1629 – during the Siege of Batavia, the Dutch governor Jan Pieterszoon Coen (pictured) died and was buried in Batavia (now Jakarta).

9–22 October 1740 – Dutch East Indies soldiers and native collaborators killed at least 10,000 ethnic Chinese residents of the port city of Batavia (pictured)
28 October 1928 – The Second Youth Congress was held in Batavia, Dutch East Indies by the young Indonesian nationalists, resulting in a declaration that is called the Youth Pledge.

4 November 2016 – an Islamist mass protest (pictured), aimed against the Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for an alleged blasphemy of the Quran, was attended by an estimated 50,000–200,000 protesters

1 December 2019 – LRT Jakarta (pictured) is one of the light rail systems in Jakarta, is the second light rail inauguration after LRT Palembang
2 December 2016 – an Islamist mass protest, aimed against the Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for an alleged blasphemy of the Quran, was held in Merdeka Square, Jakarta

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