Portal:Indonesia/Selected anniversaries/March

1 March 1949 – In a show of force, Indonesian soldiers under Colonel Suharto recapture the capital at Yogyakarta
9 March 1942 – Governor-General Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer capitulates to invading Japanese forces, leading to a three-year long occupation
11 March 1966 – President Sukarno signs the Supersemar, which is used by Suharto to take greater control over the country
12 March 1946 – The first female cabinet member, Maria Ulfah Santoso (pictured), takes office
24 March 2019 – Jakarta MRT opened to the public, and the first rapid transit in Indonesia
26 March 1873 – A Dutch expedition bombards Banda Aceh; this is the opening salvo of the Aceh War