Events from the year

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

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* January 28 ** A massive fire broke out on MV ''Laut Teduh 2'', causing 27 deaths and hundreds of injuries. ** At least 5 people were killed and 35 others were injured after two passenger trains collided at a train station in Banjar,

West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...

. * February 12 - A

Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC) was an airline based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. It operated scheduled and chartered domestic passenger and cargo services, as well as pleasure and business flights. Its main base was Polonia Internat ...

CASA C-212 The CASA C-212 Aviocar is a turboprop-powered STOL medium cargo aircraft designed and built by Spanish aircraft manufacturer Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). It is designed for use by both civil and military operators. The C-212 was d ...

carrying two crew members and three passengers crashed during a test flight in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands. All five people on board were killed. * March 11 - At least 67 houses were damaged and one person was killed after a tsunami, which originated from Japan, struck

Jayapura Jayapura (formerly Hollandia (1910-1962), Kota Baru (1962-1963), Soekarnopura (1963-1968)) is the capital city, capital and List of Indonesian cities by population, largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of Papua (provi ...

. * April 15 - 2011 Cirebon bombing, a suicide bomber attacked a mosque inside a police compound in

Cirebon Cirebon (, formerly rendered Cheribon or Chirebon in English) is a port city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Java. It is the only coastal city of West Java, located about 40 km west of the provincial border with Central J ...

. At least 28 people were injured. * May 7 -

Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 8968 (MZ8968/MNA8968) was a passenger flight which crashed off the coast of the Indonesian province of West Papua on 7 May 2011. The aircraft involved, a Xian MA60, was operating Merpati Nusantara Airlines' sche ...

crashes into the sea while on approach to

Kaimana Kaimana is a district and a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia, and the capital of the Kaimana Regency. The district had a population of 44,332 in mid-2022, while the town had 16,718 and Krooy (the other ''kelurahan'' in the district) had ...

, Papua. All 25 people on board were killed. * August 3 - A Nyaman Air Service Bell 420 crashed onto Dua Saudara Mountain in

Bitung Bitung, officially the City of Bitung (), is a coastal city at the north-eastern edge of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Bitung is located in the province of North Sulawesi (), and faces Lembeh Island (which forms two districts of the city) ...

North Sulawesi North Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is mainly located on the Minahasa Peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia, but also includes various small archipel ...

. All 10 people on board were killed. * August 27 - MV ''Windu Karsa'' capsized off the coast of Lambesina Island in

Kolaka Regency Kolaka Regency (''Kabupaten Kolaka'') is a regency of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It covers an area of and had a population of 208,817 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. rising to 237,587 at the 2020 Census;Badan ...

Southeast Sulawesi Southeast Sulawesi (, ; often abbreviated to Sultra, ), is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of substantial offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawon ...

. At least 13 people were killed and 23 others were missing. * September 25 - A suicide bombing struck a cathedral in

Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''Star Wars Legends'' continuity * Kylo Ren (Ben Solo), a ''Star Wars'' character * Napoleon Solo, fr ...

. At least 28 people were injured in the attack. The perpetrator was the sole fatality. * September 29 -

Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823 Nusantara Buana Air Flight 823 was a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a CASA C-212 Aviocar from Medan to Kutacane, Indonesia, that on 29 September 2011 crashed in the jungle, killing all 18 people on board. The following inves ...

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carrying 18 passengers and crews, crashes into the jungle of Sumatra while enroute to

Aceh Aceh ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capit ...

, killing all aboard. * November 18–19 -

Sixth East Asia Summit The Sixth East Asia Summit was held in Bali, Indonesia on November 18–19, 2011. The East Asia Summit is a nominally annual meeting of national leaders from the East Asian region and adjoining countries. Attending delegations The heads of state ...

Television

Debuted

Big Brother Big Brother may refer to: * a brother senior in birth order Literature * Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' * ''Big Brother'' (magazine), a skateboarding culture magazine * ' ...

MasterChef Indonesia ''MasterChef Indonesia'' (abbreviated as MCI) is an Indonesian competitive cooking reality show based on the original British series of the same name, open to amateur and home chefs. Produced by Endemol Shine Group, it debuted on 1 May 2011 on ...

Ended

Katakan Katamu ''Katakan Katamu'' (lit. ''Say Your Say'') is the Indonesian format of television game show ''Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak''. In this quiz, 4 teams (2 boys and 2 girls), 5 persons for each team, will examined the knowledge of the vocabulary and pla ...

Putri yang Ditukar Putri yang Ditukar ( English translations: The Exchanged Daughter) is an Indonesian television serial (sinetron). It is the third long-running drama with 676 episodes after Cinta Fitri with 1002 episodes. It was formerly the second long-running d ...

Sport

2011 Indonesia national football team results This article details the fixtures and results of the Indonesia national football team and Indonesia national under-23 football team in 2011. Men's senior team Record Managers of 2011 Goal scorers Fixtures and results Friendly mat ...

2010–11 in Indonesian football During the 2010–11 season in Indonesian football, the national team played a number of friendlies and embarked on the qualifying rounds for the 2014 World Cup, defeating Turkmenistan in the second round in July 2011. National youth teams also ...

2011 FIBA Asia Championship qualification The 2011 FIBA Asia Championship qualification was held in late 2010 and early 2011 with the Gulf region, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Middle Asia (Central Asia and South Asia) each conducting tournaments. Qualification format The follo ...

* 2011 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship *

2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions The 2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles-only women's tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It was held at the Bali Internatio ...

* 2011 Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold *

2011 ASEAN Para Games The 2011 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as 6th ASEAN Para Games, was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Surakarta, Central Java three weeks after the 2011 Southeast Asian Games from 15 to 20 December 2011. Around 870 athl ...

2011 Southeast Asian Games The 2011 Southeast Asian Games, () officially known as the 26th Southeast Asian Games, or the 26th SEA Games, and commonly known as Jakarta-Palembang 2011, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from 11 to 22 November 2011 in Jakarta and ...

* Indonesia at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games * Indonesia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics *

Indonesia at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships Indonesia competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011. Diving Indonesia has qualified 5 athletes in diving. ;Men ;Women Open water swimming ;Men ;Women Swimming Indonesia qualif ...

Indonesia at the 2011 Summer Universiade Indonesia fielded a team of 54 student-athletes in nine sports held at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, China. Medalists Athletics Women 10,000 m Final Gymnastics Indonesia's aerobic gymnastics trio ...

2010s in Indonesia Years of the 21st century in Indonesia

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