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Angkatan Bersendjata, 14 Maret 1969: 'Menjingkap Peristiwa Djatibarang' (II)

Angkatan Bersendjata, 14 March 1969: 'Uncovering the Djatibarang Incident' (II)

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Angkatan Bersendjata, 14 Maret 1969: 'Menjingkap Peristiwa Djatibarang' (II). Part II of a series claiming a 'household course' was a mask for PKI cadre activity, based on the confession of junior-high girl Purwati; a template of the 'Gerwani underground' narrative.

Angkatan Bersendjata, 14 Maret 1969: 'Menjingkap Peristiwa Djatibarang' (II). Bagian II serial yang menuduh 'kursus rumah tangga' sebagai topeng kegiatan kader PKI, berdasar pengakuan siswi SMP Purwati; contoh narasi 'Gerwani bawah tanah'.

People

Moh. Irsjad SudiroPurwati

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of Indonesia

Places

JatibarangSambirejoWest Java

Topics

propaganda and mediaeducation and literacyNew Order

Tags

serialforced confessions

Details

Date
1969-03-14
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
1967–1979
Source archive
Perpusnas Khastara | (file Q665_Angkatan_Bersendjata_1969_03_14_Th_IV_No_1119_001.pdf) · source link
Access
Perpusnas Khastara (National Library of Indonesia digital collection), free PDF, catalogue id 887828 (Angkatan Bersendjata series) as given in the file name; downloaded 2026-10-15/16 via the Claude desktop browser. Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
Citation (APA)
Angkatan Bersendjata. (1969, March 14). [Issue, Edisi Pusat, No. 1119, Th. IV, 4 pp.]. Angkatan Bersendjata.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Angkatan Bersendjata (1967-1969) - issues mentioning Gerwani, Sulami, Sudjinah (Perpusnas Khastara)/Angkatan Bersendjata (1969-03-14) - issue, Gerwani p. 2 [Khastara 887828].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.823) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Angkatan Bersendjata (1967-1969) - issues mentioning Gerwani, Sulami, Sudjinah (Perpusnas Khastara)
Summary basis
condensed from full annotation

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