2004 in Indonesia

← 2003 2002 2001 2004 in Indonesia → 2005 2006 2007
Centuries:	20th 21st
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	List of years in Indonesia

Events from the year 2004 in Indonesia

Incumbents

• President: Megawati Sukarnoputri (until 20 October), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (starting 20 October)
• Vice President: Hamzah Haz (until 20 October), Jusuf Kalla (starting 20 October)

Events

• January 10 - 2004 Palopo cafe bombing: Four people are killed and three injured^[1]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• November 13 - 2004 Poso bus bombing
• November 30 - Lion Air Flight 538
• December 26 - The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami have huge effects on Indonesia

References

1. "Four die in Indonesia cafe blast". BBC. 10 January 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
2. Kurniawan, Moch. N.; Saraswati, Muninggar Sri (6 May 2004). "Golkar back in power at House". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
3. Dillon, Paul (9 September 2004). "Blast rocks Jakarta near Australian Embassy". USA Today. Retrieved 21 March 2007.