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Nederlander vermoord (Dutchman murdered)

Dutchman murdered near Masamba; band said led by Salawati Daoed

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De Noord-Ooster report (7 Nov 1949) on the killing of Dutch factory inspector Th. Pluyter by an armed band near Masamba, South Sulawesi, stating the band "seems to have been led by the female council member in Makassar, Salawati Daoed" (Salawati Daud). A hostile colonial-era press claim about a future Gerwani leader.

Laporan De Noord-Ooster (7 November 1949) tentang pembunuhan inspektur pabrik Belanda Th. Pluyter oleh gerombolan dekat Masamba, Sulawesi Selatan; disebut gerombolan itu "tampaknya dipimpin anggota dewan perempuan di Makassar, Salawati Daoed" (Salawati Daud). Klaim pers kolonial yang bermusuhan terhadap calon pemimpin Gerwani.

“The band seems to have been led by the female council member in Makassar, Salawati Daoed, who drove there in a municipal car.”

People

Salawati DaudTh. Pluyter

Organisations

State of East Indonesia

Places

MasambaPalopoMakassarSouth Sulawesi

Topics

biographypropaganda and mediaNetherlands

Tags

regional rebellionslocal government

Details

Date
1949-11-07
Creator
De Noord-Ooster
Publication
De Noord-Ooster
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)/De Noord-Ooster (1949-11-07) - Nederlander vermoord [Delpher MMVEEN01-000085156-a0073].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.937) · 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)
Summary basis
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