Selasa, 30 Oktober 2007

Chronology:

Chronology:

Significant Dates in Irian/New Guinea History


• 1511 - 12
Antonio d' Abreu and Francisco Serrano, Portugese sailors, sight New Guinea but do not go ashore

• 1526 - 27
The Portugese Governor of Ternate, Jorge de Menezes, Takes shelter at Warsai on the Vogelkop for some months and names the region, "Ilhas dos Papuas".

• 1528
The Spaniard Alvaro de Saavedra Ceron lives for one month on the Schouten Islands which he calls, "isla de oro."

• 1545
Inigo Oritz de Retes, Sailing along the north coast, plants the spanish flag at a spot east of the mouth of the mamberamo river on June 20th taking possession of the island for his king and names it "Nueva Guinea".

• 1606
Willem Janz, a Dutchman, sails along the West and South coast. Luis Vaez de Torres, a Spanish sailor, explores the entire South and West coast and sails through the Torres Strait.

• 1616
Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten chart the North Coast.

• 1623
Jan Carstensz sails along the South West coast and sees a "very high mountain range [that is] in many places white with snow."

• 1660
Treaty between the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.) and Tidore whereby the V.O.C. recognizes the Sultan's sovereignty over the "Papuan islands in general."

•1678
First Dutch flags hoisted at West coast by Keyts.

• 1700
William Dampier sails along the North and West Coast. His voyage sparks the VOC again to activity.

• 1705
Jacob Weyland discovers and explores the Geelvink Bay.

• 1714
Tidore empire rescinds to the VOC its claim to Irian.

• 1750
Power of the VOC declines; Other nations appear in these regions.

• 1768
Louis de Bougainville sails along the North coast and names the Cyclop mountains near Jayapura.

• 1770
James Cook travels along the South West coast during his voyage around the world and goes ashore at Cook Bay. Hostile natives force a quick retreat.

• 1780
Prince Nuku, pretender to the throne of Tidore, flees to the Papuan islands, commences guerilla war against the Dutch.

• 1793
British (Or possibly the Dutch - source contradictory) establish "Fort Coronation" at Dorei Bay, Vogelkop, the first European settlement. Abandoned April 1795.

• 1828
Dutch settlement at Fort Du Bus, Triton Bay until 1836. Dutch formally proclaim the South West coast as a Netherlands possession - August 24th.

• 1848
Netherlands Indies Government lays claim to West New Guinea as far as the 141 degrees E.L. in the name of the Sultan of Tidore.

• 1855
The first German missionaries, C. W. Ottow and J. G. Geissler settle on Mansinam Island, Dorei Bay, Feburary 5th.

• 1862
Three Dutch missionaries of the "Utrecht Mission Society" arrive at Dorei Bay.

• 1875
Eastern boundary determined.

• 1884
British flag raised at Port Moresby - South East New Guinea declared a British Protectorate. Germans claim North East New Guinea - Kaiser Wilhelmsafen.

• 1895
Treaty of The Hague, whereby boundary with British New Guinea is determined which remains unchanged until today. Treaty signed May 16th.

• 1898
Government Administrative posts established at Fak-Fak and Manokwari.

• 1902
Government post opened at Merauke.

• 1905
Two Roman Catholics missionaries settle at Merauke.

• 1907 - 15
Military explorative expeditions map all of West New Guinea except the intirior mountain ranges.

• 1910
Dutch flag hoisted at Hollandia, March 7th.

• 1913
Franssen Herderschee climbs the Wilhelmina Top (15,585 ft) from the south on February 21st.

• 1920
Van Overeem Expedition visits the Swart Valley.

• 1921
Kremer expedition reaches the Wilhelmina Top from the North after crossing the headwaters of the Baliem river.

• 1926
Netherlands - American Stirling expedition to the upper Rouffaer regions, the first expedition to use air transport.

• 1928
Demarcation line between Protestant and Roman Catholic missions abolished. Franciscan mission founded at Fak Fak.

• 1929
The Moluccan Protestant (M.P.K.) commences work in South New Guinea.

• 1930
First expatriate settlers arrive at Manokwari and Hollandia.

• 1935
Bijlmer expedition to the Charles Louis Mountains.

• 1936 - 7
Colijn, Dozy and Wissel climb some of the Carstensz Peaks. Ngga Pulu top (16,530 ft) reached December 5th. Wissel dsicovers the lakes which now bear his name, December 31st. Aerial mapping begun by the Netherlands New Guinea Petroleum Company.

• 1938
First Dutch Government post opened in the highlands at Enarotali, Wissel Lakes. Third Archibold expedtion made - visits the Grand Valley of the Baliem.

• 1939
Le Roux expedition to the Wissel lakes region . C.A.M.A and Roman Catholic missionaries begin work at the Wissel lakes.

• 1942
Japanese sieze all but the South Eastern part of New Guinea. They arrive in Fak Fak April 1st and at Manokwari April 12th.

• 1944
Hollandia recaptured from the Japanese April 22nd.

• 1949
All Dutch East Indies bar Irian are handed over to the Republic of Indonesia. The Constitution of the Government of Netherlands New Guinea is established.

• 1951 - 1958
Various missions begin work around Holandia, the Vogelkop area, the Baliem Valley and related locales.

• 1959
Dutch expedition to the Star Mountains. Juliana Peak reached.

• 1962
Bunker agreement signed. U.N.T.E.A. replaces Dutch Amdinistration in West New Guinea. Harrer expedition climbs Carstensz Pyramid on February 13th (17,000 feet). Dutch defeat Indonesian naval attack

• 1963
May 1st - Indonesia assumes full administrative control of West Irian.

• 1969
Formal integration of West Irian into Indonesia after the dubiously named, "Act of Free Choice." (Sept 17th becomes official province)

• 1973
March 3rd, 1973, province renamed to irian Jaya (from West Irian)

• 1977
Indonesian paratroopers land in Baliem valley to quell OPM uprising

Source: World Team Intl. Historical Archives
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