ON 12 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on June 12, 2019
1107: Birth of Emperor Gaozong (1127-1162) of Chinese Song dynasty, who died on November 9, 1187
http://www.learnchinesehistory.com/emperor-gaozong-tang-dynasty/
http://islaminchina.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/emperor-gaozong-of-tang-dynasty-%E5%94%90%E9%AB%98%E5%AE%97/
1559: Birth of Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai who died on November 30, 1719
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamamoto_Tsunetomo
1898: Philippine Declaration of independence by Emilio Aguinaldo (constitution of Malolos)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Declaration_of_Independence
http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/declaration.html
http://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/philippineindependence.htm
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1177/today-in-philippine-history-june-12-1898-aguinaldo-formally-proclaimed-the-philippine-independence-in-kawit-cavite
1905: The Servants of India Society is established in Pune, by Gopal Krishna Gokhale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servants_of_India_Society
http://indiatogether.org/stories/2002/rd1002.htm
http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/gopal-krishna-gokhale.html
1929: Birth of Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani scholar, writer, and Urdu linguist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameel_Jalibi
1930: Birth of Son Sen, Khmer Rouge leader, killed on Pol Pot order on June 10, 1997
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_Sen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKFxxCkbRmY
1932: Birth of Padmini, Indian actress who died on September 24, 2006
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmini_(actress)
http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/12-june-1932-padmini-indian-film-actress-and-dancer-was-born
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2QZeL69DiI&list=PLHxMpchGUGgUoVtEq46ggPRBtnTS-rxWv
1944: Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong announces that he would support Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek in the war against Japan
1946: Death in a war camp in Malaya of Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, born on August 8, 1879
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisaichi_Terauchi
1948: The Singapore Federation of Trade Unions (SFTU) and the Pan Malayan Federation of Trade Unions (PMFTU) are outlawed
1951: In Burma, first legislative elections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_general_election,_1951%E2%80%9352
1952: The USSR declares the September 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty with Japan invalid
1958: In Japan, second Nobosuke Kishi government
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Kishi_Nobusuke
1958: Burma’s premier since 1948 U Nu is replaced by Ba Swe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba_Swe
1962: In Laos, agreement between the three Princes leading to a coalition government
1962 : The “June 12” Philippines Independence Day, is observed for the first time
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1653/today-in-philippine-history-june-12-1962-the-june-12-independence-day-was-observed-for-the-first-time
1965: In Saigon, military coup. General Thieu acts as head of state, an General Ky as chief of the government
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_South_Vietnamese_coup
1967: Tension between New Delhi and Beijing: Indian diplomats are accused of spying by China
1968: Birth of Htay Kywe, Burmese activist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htay_Kywe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JISfn-kZHPI
1970: Birth of Lee Byung-hun, Korean actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Byung-hun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNMh0RTjzpU
1973: Opening, in Seoul, of a two-day meeting of the coordination committee between the two Koreas
1975: Indian premier Indira Gandhi is found guilty of corruption and barred from holding office for six years
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/12/newsid_2511000/2511691.stm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indira-gandhi-convicted-of-election-fraud
1976: Death of Gopinath Kaviraj, Indian philosopher and scholar, born on September 7, 1887
https://cidabhasa.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/pt-gopinath-kaviraj-atribute/
http://www.anandamayi.org/devotees/f6.htm
1978: Death of Guo Moruo, Chinese writer
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Guo_Moruo
http://history.04007.cn/en.php/HisMain/5679.html
1980: Death of Masayoshi Ohira, 68th Japanese Prime Minister from December 1978 to June 1980, born on March 12, 1910
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_%C5%8Chira
1987: Birth of Ryu Deok-hwan, South Korean actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryu_Deok-hwan
http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/personne/ryudeokhwan/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVN6fe1OgSU
1991: Massacre of 152 minority Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Kokkadichcholai_massacre
1996: In Bangladesh polls, BNP loses to Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League but emerges as the largest opposition party in the country’s parliamentary history with 116 seats
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladeshi_general_election,_June_1996
2007: Abu Dujana, leader of the military operations of the Jemaah Islamiyah is arrested in Java. He is supposed to be responsive for attacks against Marriot Hotel and the embassy of Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jun/13/indonesia.ianmackinnon
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/indonesia.terror/
2009: The Security Council condemns the 25 May nuclear test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and tightened sanctions widening the ban on arms imports-exports, and calling on Member States to inspect and destroy all banned cargo to and from that country on the high seas, at seaports and airports
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/06/200961216133166258.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8097370.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/world/asia/13nations.html?_r=1&ref=asia
2017: Panama cuts ties with Taiwan in favour of China
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2098038/panama-establishes-diplomatic-ties-china-blow-taiwan
http://www.theindependentbd.com/post/99210
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201706130005.aspx
2018: Trump and Kim sign ‘historic’ document after summit
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/trump-and-kim-sign-historic-document-after-summit
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/12/asia/singapore-summit-intl/index.html
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/summit-went-better-than-expected-says-trump-18147
Holidays and observances
Philippines: Independence Day (Araw ng Kalayaan)