Portal:Indonesia/Selected anniversaries/September

14 September 1906 – Dutch forces land at Sanur Beach (pictured), beginning the capture of Bali
18 September 1811 – After a several-month British invasion, the Dutch government surrenders, leading to three years of British rule
27 September 1950 – Indonesia joins the United Nations
29 September 1955 – Indonesia holds its first general parliamentary elections; these prove to be the last free ones until 1999
30 September 1965 – Members of the Indonesian Armed Forces initiate a failed coup d'état, leading to a purge against the communist party