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De anti-zelfbestuursactie in Solo (The anti-self-government action in Solo)

The anti-self-government action in Solo

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De Nieuwsgier, 12 Mar 1954: a Solo conference against 'self-government' (the autonomy plan for Surakarta) adopts a campaign of regency mass meetings by 15 April, a central action and a delegation to national leaders. Attendees include the PNI, PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Pemuda Puteri Indonesia, Gerwis and SOBSI.

De Nieuwsgier, 12 Mar 1954: konferensi di Solo menentang 'swapraja/pemerintahan sendiri' (rencana otonomi Surakarta) memutuskan rapat massa di kabupaten sampai 15 April, aksi pusat dan delegasi kepada pemimpin nasional. Hadirin termasuk PNI, PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Pemuda Puteri Indonesia, Gerwis dan SOBSI.

“"The conference was attended by representatives of all branches of the PAS ... the Pemuda Puteri Indonesia, the Gerwis, the Pemuda Muslimin Indonesia and the Sobsi."”

People

SudimanSalim AiditSuparto BrillSadjurieSlamet Widjaja

Organisations

Indonesian National PartyCommunist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)People's YouthAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationPemuda Puteri IndonesiaIndonesian Islamic Union PartyLabour Party of Indonesia

Places

IndonesiaSurakarta

Topics

Gerwiselections and parliamentcongresses and meetings

Tags

regional autonomyregional conferencemass rallydelegation abroad

Details

Date
1954-03-12
Creator
De Nieuwsgier
Publication
De Nieuwsgier
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1950–1954
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)/De Nieuwsgier (1954-03-12) - De anti-zelfbestuursactie in Solo [Delpher ddd-010477995-a0044].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.855) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · 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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