{"slug": "mindanao", "label": "Mindanao", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124873", "qid": "Q124873", "description": "second largest island of the Philippines", "entries": 11, "years": 11, "span": [1405, 2019], "span_label": ["1405 CE", "2019 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "philippines", "label": "Philippines", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "united-states", "label": "United States", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "muslims", "label": "Muslims", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "palau", "label": "Palau", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1405, "year_label": "1405 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 17", "text": "November 17 – The Sultanate of Sulu is established on the Sulu Archipelago, off the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337543539#October–December", "title": "1405", "revid": 1337543539, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1710, "year_label": "1710 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "November 30", "text": "November 30 – The first visit to the Pacific islands of Palau is made by a Jesuit expedition led by Francisco Padilla; unfortunately, the ship is driven to Mindanao by a storm, leaving two priests stranded.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358049105#October–December", "title": "1710", "revid": 1358049105, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1899, "year_label": "1899 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 20", "text": "August 20 – The Kiram–Bates Treaty is signed in the Philippines, with U.S. forces recognizing the autonomy of local governments in the Sulu Archipelago (within the Mindanao island group) in return for the Sultan's assistance in suppressing attacks on U.S. forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371393177#August", "title": "1899", "revid": 1371393177, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1900, "year_label": "1900 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 7", "text": "April 7 – Resistance fighters led by Gen. Nicolas Capistrano launch a failed surprise attack against the U.S. troops, under Col. Edward Godwin, in Cagayan de Misamis, Mindanao;", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371898102#April", "title": "1900 in the Philippines", "revid": 1371898102, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July 17", "text": "July 17 or 18 – A group consisting of anthropologists and journalists, and being led by Elizalde, makes an interview with 25 of about 100 members of the \"Tasadays\" in the southern Mindanao.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345321360#July", "title": "1971 in the Philippines", "revid": 1345321360, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1973, "year_label": "1973 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 18", "text": "March 18 – President Marcos announces that the insurgency in Mindanao has almost been crushed. This follows a fighting that has started in late February after a failed two-month amnesty program. The fighting in North Cotabato, the largest among others, between government troops and Moslem dissidents has killed about 300.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357892533#March", "title": "1973 in the Philippines", "revid": 1357892533, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1976, "year_label": "1976 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 17", "text": "August 17 – The 8.0 Mw Moro Gulf earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000 and 8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372603253#August", "title": "1976", "revid": 1372603253, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1981, "year_label": "1981 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "January", "text": "Until late January – Constant heavy rains that began on December 19, 1980, batter eastern Mindanao, resulting to massive flooding in several areas along Agusan River, particularly on January 18—the worst since 1962. President Marcos declares Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur, disaster areas. The total damage is placed at $13 million. By January 29, there are 204 people reported dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358732593#January", "title": "1981 in the Philippines", "revid": 1358732593, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 4", "text": "October 4 – Moro conflict: Rebel forces seize two military posts on the island of Mindanao, Philippines before surrendering on October 6.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#October", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2012, "year_label": "2012 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25–December 9 – Typhoon Bopha, known as \"Pablo\" in the Philippines, kills at least 1,067 with around 838 people missing. The typhoon causes considerable damage in the island of Mindanao.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434549#November", "title": "2012", "revid": 1373434549, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 2019, "year_label": "2019 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – An earthquake of 6.5. M w rocks the Philippine island of Mindanao two days after an earthquake killed at least five and left around 12,000 people homeless.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373255188#October", "title": "2019", "revid": 1373255188, "section": "Events › October"}}]}