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Riau: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added 1957 as date of Riau's creation from the province of Central Sumatra and updated population and area data. Feb 13, 2012
Article revised and updated. Aug 26, 2009
Population data updated. Aug 26, 2009
Added new Web site: Engineering and Technology Management - Riau, Indonesia.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 May 15, 2007
Added new Web site: Tourism of Indonesia - The History of Riau.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 May 15, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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