GA-00257 1969-04-15 relevance A public
Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 April 1969
Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 April 1969. Antara: Medan police arrest a 30-year-old 'Gerwani' woman 'A' from Bali in a prostitution area, said to have 'taken part in the torture and killing of the TNI generals at Lubang Buaya'.
Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 April 1969. Antara: polisi Medan menangkap perempuan 'Gerwani' berusia 30 tahun 'A' asal Bali di daerah prostitusi, yang disebut 'ikut menyiksa dan membunuh jenderal TNI di Lubang Buaya'.
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- Date
- 1969-04-15
- 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_04_15_Th_V_No_1145_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, April 15). [Issue, Edisi Pusat, No. 1145, Th. V, 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 (1969-04-15) - issue, Gerwani p. 1 [Khastara 887828].pdf
- OCR / text
- Fair (0.775) · 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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