GA-00583 1965-10-11 relevance B public
ANP Nieuwsbericht, 11-10-1965 (Indonesia: Gerwani headquarters burned in Aceh)
ANP news report, 11 October 1965 (Indonesia: Gerwani headquarters burned in Aceh)
ANP radio bulletin, 11 Oct 1965: the army arrests all PKI board members in Bandung, and in Aceh demonstrators burned down the headquarters of Gerwani. Also notes the evacuation of American embassy families from Jakarta. Early evidence of anti-Gerwani violence outside Java.
Buletin radio ANP, 11 Okt 1965: tentara menangkap seluruh pengurus PKI di Bandung, dan di Aceh demonstran membakar kantor pusat Gerwani. Juga melaporkan evakuasi keluarga staf kedutaan AS dari Jakarta. Bukti awal kekerasan terhadap Gerwani di luar Jawa.
“"In Atjeh, in North Sumatra, demonstrators today burned down the headquarters of the communist women's organisation Gerwani."”
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- 1965–1966
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/ANP Radiobulletin (1965-10-11) - ANP Nieuwsbericht - 11-10-1965 - 19 [Delpher anp-1965-10-11-19].txt
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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