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Achtergronden van de rebellie in Djakarta (Slot) (Latar belakang pemberontakan di Jakarta, bagian akhir)

Backgrounds of the rebellion in Djakarta (conclusion)

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Algemeen Handelsblad (1965-10-09), concluding part of 'Backgrounds of the rebellion in Djakarta': surveys PKI under Aidit, PNI infiltration (including its women's movement), PKI campaign against village ulama, the banned BPS and the army's rising role under Nasution. Names S.K. Trimurti as wife of Sajuti Melik and chair of a large left women's organisation (unnamed).

Algemeen Handelsblad (9-10-1965), bagian akhir 'Latar belakang pemberontakan di Jakarta': ulasan PKI di bawah Aidit, infiltrasi PNI (termasuk gerakan perempuannya), kampanye PKI melawan ulama desa, BPS yang dilarang dan peran Angkatan Darat di bawah Nasution. Menyebut S.K. Trimurti istri Sayuti Melik dan ketua organisasi perempuan kiri besar (tak disebut namanya).

“Trimurti 'is chairwoman of a large, left-oriented women's organisation' and had been impressed by national communism in Yugoslavia.”

People

S.K. TrimurtiSajuti MelikD.N. AiditA.H. NasutionUntungSukarno

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian National PartyBody of Supporters of SukarnoismMurba PartyBerita YudhaAntara News Agency

Places

JakartaYugoslaviaCzechoslovakiaMoscowIndonesia

Events

30 September Movement

Topics

1965 coup and aftermathPKIbiographypropaganda and media

Tags

army in politics

Details

Date
1965-10-09
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
1965–1966
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Algemeen Handelsblad (1965-10-09) - Achtergronden van de rebellie in Djakarta (Slot) [Delpher KBNRC01-000034637-a0035].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.914) · 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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