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Angkatan Bersendjata, 7 Februari 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 7 February 1966

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Angkatan Bersendjata, 7 Feb 1966. Yogyakarta report that BTI member Suradijo, called an 'executioner of Lubang Buaya', was shot 'fleeing'; his reported confession says Gerwani members tortured and stabbed the generals while singing.

Angkatan Bersendjata, 7 Februari 1966. Laporan Yogyakarta bahwa anggota BTI Suradijo, disebut 'algojo Lubang Buaya', ditembak mati 'saat melarikan diri'; 'pengakuannya' menyebut anggota Gerwani menyiksa dan menusuk para jenderal sambil bernyanyi.

People

Suradijo

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian Peasants' Front

Places

YogyakartaKulon ProgoLubang Buaya

Events

Army press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani

Topics

Lubang Buaya and sexual slanderkillings 1965–66propaganda and media

Tags

atrocity rumoursforced confessions

Details

Date
1966-02-07
Creator
Angkatan Bersendjata
Publication
Angkatan Bersendjata
Document type
newspaper issue (Newspaper issue (army daily))
Language
Indonesian (old spelling)
Perspective
Indonesian army/New Order voice
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
Perpusnas Khastara | (catalog https://khastara.perpusnas.go.id/koleksi-digital/detail/?catId=887828) · source link
Access
Perpusnas Khastara digital collection (free PDF; catalogue id 887828 in file name), Angkatan Bersendjata 1966 run; downloaded 2026-10-15/16 via the Claude desktop browser. Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
Citation (APA)
Angkatan Bersendjata. (1966, February 7). Angkatan Bersendjata, No. 311, Th. ke-I, pp. I–IV. Jakarta: Staf Angkatan Bersendjata.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Angkatan Bersendjata (1966) - issues mentioning Gerwani (Perpusnas Khastara)/Angkatan Bersendjata (1966-02-07) - issue, Gerwani p. 2 [Khastara 887828].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.886) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Angkatan Bersendjata (1966) - issues mentioning Gerwani (Perpusnas Khastara)
Summary basis
condensed from full annotation

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