GA-00700 1954-12-06 relevance B public
Massademonstratie op Medan Merdeka voor Irian (Mass demonstration for West Irian)
Mass demonstration on Medan Merdeka for West Irian
De Nieuwsgier front-page report (6 Dec 1954) on a mass demonstration at Medan Merdeka, Jakarta, organised by the West Irian liberation committee with women's organisations, demanding incorporation of Irian and rupture with the Netherlands. Speakers included Mrs. Sudarman Hadikusumo, Mrs. Kartowijono (Perwari) and Mrs. Sardjono of Gerwani (probably Umi Sardjono).
Laporan halaman depan De Nieuwsgier (6 Desember 1954) tentang demonstrasi massa di Medan Merdeka, Jakarta, oleh komite pembebasan Irian Barat bersama organisasi wanita, menuntut penggabungan Irian dan pemutusan hubungan dengan Belanda. Pembicara antara lain Ny. Sudarman Hadikusumo, Ny. Kartowijono (Perwari) dan Ny. Sardjono dari Gerwani (kemungkinan Umi Sardjono).
“Among speakers: Mrs. Sardjono of the Gerwani addressed the crowd; tens of thousands attended (p. 1).”
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- Date
- 1954-12-06
- 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
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- Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
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- open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Nieuwsgier (1954-12-06) - Lijf Irian in, zeg betrekkingen met Nederland op, straf foute leiders [Delpher ddd-010478252-a0013].txt
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- Fair (0.878) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
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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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