Wonosobo

Central market in Wonosobo

Wonosobo is an Indonesian city ​​in central Java and the capital of the administrative district of the same name . The city is located in the immediate southeast neighborhood of the Dieng Plateau and about 80 kilometers northwest of Yogyakarta . A little over 10 kilometers northeast of the city is the active stratovolcano Sundoro . According to a 2007 calculation , Wonosobo has 102,620 inhabitants.

history

The Suharto - Whitlam House ( Dieng Plateau , Indonesia). The two politicians discussed East Timor here in 1974

In September 1974, Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and Indonesia's dictator Suharto met near Wonosobo to discuss the situation in Portuguese Timor , which was preparing for independence as East Timor . Whitlam said East Timor would be "a void state and a potential threat to stability in the region ." Although he recognized the desire for self-determination, he considered an association with Indonesia to be best in the interests of East Timor. In 1975, Indonesia forcibly annexed East Timor.

Web links

Commons : Wonosobo  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ East Timor Gouvernment: History , accessed August 5, 2012

Coordinates: 7 ° 22 ′  S , 109 ° 54 ′  E