2003 in Indonesia

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The following lists events that happened during 2003 in Indonesia .

Incumbents

President		Vice President
Megawati Soekarnoputri			Hamzah Haz

Events

April

• April 4 – A raid was launched by an unidentified mob, against the armory of the Wamena District of the Indonesian Army, which was followed by a sweeping operation and forced relocation of civilians around Wamena by the Indonesian Army and the Indonesian National Police.

August

• August 5 – A car bomb exploded at the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing 12 people and injuring 150. ^[1]

December

• December 31 – A bombing, which occurred during a concert at a night market in Peureulak, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, Indonesia, ^{[2] [3]} killed at least 10 people, including three children, and wounded 45 others. ^[4]

Births

Adhisty Zara

• May 29 – Priska Madelyn Nugroho, Indonesian tennis player
• June 21 – Adhisty Zara, Indonesian singer, performer and actress
• June 21 – Lyodra Ginting, Indonesian singer
• July 16 – Rafly Altama, Indonesian actor
• October 31 – Rafi Sudirman, Indonesian singer, songwriter and actor
• December 30 – El Putra Sarira, Indonesian actor

Deaths

Umar Wirahadikusumah

March

• March 21 – Umar Wirahadikusumah, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)

April

• April 4 – Abdul Kadir, Indonesian footballer (b. 1948)
• April 13 – Farouk Afero, Pakistani-born Indonesian film actor (b. 1939)

May

• May 6 – Ateng, Indonesian actor and comedian (b. 1942)

August

• August 16 – Ben Mang Reng Say, Indonesian politician (b. 1928)

December

• December 29 – Ersa Siregar, Indonesian reporter and journalist, shot dead in a shootout between TNI and GAM (b. 1955)

References

1. "Deadly Car Bombing Shakes Marriott Hotel in Jakarta". The New York Times. 2003-08-05. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
2. "9 dead as bomb ends Aceh New Year's concert". ABC Australia. AFP. 1 January 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
3. "Deadly blast, accidents mar New Year's Eve". The Jakarta Post. 2 January 2004. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
4. "10 Killed and 45 Wounded by Bomb in Indonesia". New York Times. 2 January 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2011.