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Berita Yudha, 18 Oktober 1965

Berita Yudha, 18 October 1965

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Berita Yudha, 18 Oktober 1965. Crowds raiding the Matraman house of 'Gestapu ringleader' Tjugito reportedly found 'a list of Gerwani members who were combat ready' and Gerwani banners; Suharto installed as Army commander.

Berita Yudha, 18 Oktober 1965. Massa yang menggerebek rumah 'gembong Gestapu' Tjugito di Matraman dilaporkan menemukan 'daftar anggota Gerwani yang siap tempur' dan spanduk Gerwani; Suharto dilantik sebagai Menpangad.

People

TjugitoSuharto

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaPeople's Youth

Places

MatramanJakarta

Events

Army press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani

Topics

propaganda and media1965 coup and aftermatharrests and detention

Tags

name list

Details

Date
1965-10-18
Creator
Berita Yudha
Publication
Berita Yudha
Document type
newspaper issue (Newspaper issue (army daily))
Language
Indonesian (old spelling)
Perspective
Indonesian army/New Order voice
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
Perpusnas Khastara | (catalog https://khastara.perpusnas.go.id/koleksi-digital/detail/?catId=888057) · source link
Access
Perpustakaan Nasional RI, Khastara digital collection (free PDF; catalogue id 888057 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)
Berita Yudha. (1965, October 18). Berita Yudha [Harian Umum], No. 248, pp. I–IV. Jakarta: J.K.K. Yudha Pers.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Berita Yudha (1965-1966) - issues mentioning Gerwani (Perpusnas Khastara)/Berita Yudha (1965-10-18) - issue, Gerwani p. 2, 3 [Khastara 888057].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.857) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Berita Yudha (1965-1966) - issues mentioning Gerwani (Perpusnas Khastara)
Summary basis
condensed from full annotation

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