Feb. 13: Four bombs explode in Ambon.

Feb. 13: Four bombs explode in Ambon.

March 2: Peace rallies in Ambon held by 3,000 Muslims and Christians communities ends in violence, leaving two people injured.

March 5: About 500 people demonstrate in front of the Maluku Governor's office in Ambon.

March 31: A bomb explodes in Ambon, killing four people and wounding 55 others, the Maluku Governor's office is set ablaze.

April 9: Weapons search by the military begins in Ambon.

April 15: 682 joint-troops from Bandung, West Java, are deployed to Ambon.

April 17: Chairman of the Front for the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM), Alexander H. Manuputty, is detained for questioning on the front's plan to fly the South Maluku Republic (RMS) flag on April 25.

April 18: About 100 FKM members rally in front of Maluku Police Headquarters, demanding the release of their chairman.

April 19: The Maluku Governor declares the province closed to foreigners and foreign non-governmental organizations.

April 25: Thousands of people in Ambon protest the flying of the RMS flag. A mortar blast wounds two people.

April 26: Two bombs explode in Ambon, no casualties are reported. Police arrest 27 RMS supporters, accusing them of flying the RMS flag.

April 28: Unidentified people attack the village of Soya in Ambon, killing 12 people and wounding 12 others.