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Moord op Nederlander in Zuid-Celebes: Arrestatie van bendeleidster beroert Indonesische pers (Pembunuhan orang Belanda di Sulawesi Selatan)

Murder of Dutchman in South Celebes: arrest of gang leader stirs Indonesian press

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Algemeen Handelsblad correspondent's report (Batavia, 1949-11-11) on the Masamba murder of Dutchman Pluyter and the arrest of Makassar councillor Salawati Daud as gang leader. Notes the Indonesian press presents her as a freedom heroine and martyr, compared to Wolter Monginsidi; Maria Ulfah Santoso of the women's congress protested, linking it to the Round Table Conference. Pedoman cites Dutch military violence.

Laporan koresponden Algemeen Handelsblad (Batavia, 11-11-1949) tentang pembunuhan Pluyter di Masamba dan penangkapan anggota dewan kota Makassar Salawati Daud sebagai pemimpin gerombolan. Pers Indonesia menampilkannya sebagai pahlawan kemerdekaan dan martir, dibandingkan Wolter Monginsidi; Maria Ulfah Santoso dari kongres perempuan memprotes, mengaitkannya dengan KMB. Pedoman menyebut kekerasan militer Belanda.

“Mrs. Salawati presented by the Indonesian press 'as a heroine of freedom ... a martyr'; Maria Ulfah Santoso 'very shocked by the arrest'.”

People

Salawati DaudMaria Ullfah SantosoTh. PluyterRobert Wolter Monginsidi

Organisations

Indonesian Women's CongressPedomanFaroka cigarette factories

Places

MakassarMasambaLuwuSouth SulawesiYogyakartaJakarta

Topics

biographywomen's rights and emancipationarrests and detentionpropaganda and media

Tags

women fighters

Details

Date
1949-11-11
Creator
Algemeen Handelsblad
Publication
Algemeen Handelsblad
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1945–1949
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 Handelsblad (1949-11-11) - MOORD OP NEDERLANDER IN ZUID-CELEBES Arrestatie van bendeleidster beroert [Delpher KBNRC01-000088078-a0014].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.931) · 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)
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