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De verkeerde gok van de Indo’s (Taruhan keliru orang Indo)

The Indos' wrong gamble

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Algemeen Dagblad feature by André Beijen (1995-07-08), first in a series before the Dutch royal visit: Indisch Dutch who stayed in Indonesia, now poor in Medan, and their grievances over Dutch benefits. Recalls the 1958 Sumatra rebellion and 'thousands murdered' in Medan after 1965 (Smit). No Gerwani content.

Reportase André Beijen di Algemeen Dagblad (8-7-1995), pertama dalam seri menjelang kunjungan kenegaraan Belanda: orang Indo yang tinggal di Indonesia, kini miskin di Medan, dan keluhan mereka soal tunjangan Belanda. Mengenang pemberontakan Sumatra 1958 dan 'ribuan dibunuh' di Medan setelah 1965 (Smit). Tanpa Gerwani.

“After the coup attempt, Brawijaya and Diponegoro battalions moved on Medan: 'Thousands were murdered then,' says Smit.”

People

Harry CologneWillem DijkstraBoetje de WijngaertRonald BodamerBob SmitMarionoSukarno

Organisations

HalinBrawijaya Military Command (East Java)Diponegoro Military Command (Central Java)Communist Party of Indonesia

Places

MedanJakartaSumatraNetherlandsIndonesia

Events

Mass killings of 1965–66

Topics

killings 1965–66memory, testimony and justiceNetherlands

Details

Date
1995-07-08
Creator
Algemeen Dagblad
Publication
Algemeen Dagblad
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1980–1998
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Algemeen Dagblad (1995-07-08) - De verkeerde gok van de Indos [Delpher KBPERS01-003131007-a00358].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.87) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
Summary basis
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