2004 in Indonesia

Events from the year 2004 in Indonesia

Incumbents

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 (Golkar) 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; six people are killed.
• November 26 – November 2004 Nabire earthquake.
• November 30 – Lion Air Flight 583 crashed onto a cemetery on landing; 25 people on board were killed in the crash, including the captain.
• December 26 – The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami have huge effects on Indonesia.

Births

• May 16 – Azizi Asadel, Indonesian singer, dancer, and actress
• July 13 – Muhammad Naufal Zidan, University student murdered August 2, 2023 in Beji, Depok, West Java.

Unknown dates

Deaths

• January 11 – Asrul Sani, Indonesian writer, poet and screenwriter (born 1926)
• June 15 – Bagong Kussudiardja, Indonesian artist, contemporary dance choreographer and painter (born 1928)
• July 2 – Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and novelist (born 1922)
• July 14 – Hoegeng Iman Santoso, 5th Chief of the Indonesian National Police (born 1921)
• August 29 – Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani, Indonesian military leader and politician (born 1932)
• September 8 – Mohammad Jusuf, Indonesian military general (born 1928)
• November 8 – Wahono, Indonesian politician (born 1925)
• December 11 – Harry Roesli, Indonesian singer and songwriter (born 1951)

References

1. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2. Indonesia
3. Indonesia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
4. Religion in Indonesia
5. 2004 Indonesia Open (badminton)
6. 2004 Indonesian presidential election
7. 2004 Indonesian legislative election
8. Economy of Indonesia
9. Indonesia national football team
10. 2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh
11. Islam in Indonesia
12. President of Indonesia
13. Ethnic groups in Indonesia
14. Chinese Indonesians
15. Tourism in Indonesia
16. List of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (2004–2009)
17. List of presidents of Indonesia
18. Terrorism in Indonesia
19. Indonesia Open (badminton)
20. Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Indonesia