GA-00779 1954-02-13 relevance B public
Ontbinding gemeenteraad Djakarta gevraagd (Dissolution of Jakarta city council requested)
Dissolution of Jakarta city council requested by nine parties and ten organisations
Aneta item in De Vrije Pers (13 Feb 1954): nine parties and ten organisations, including PKI, PNI, NU, SOBSI, BTI, Wanita Demokrat, Perwari and Gerwis, met under PNI's R. Kartasasmita and urged the government to dissolve the Greater Jakarta municipal council and form a representative one.
Berita Aneta di De Vrije Pers (13 Februari 1954): sembilan partai dan sepuluh organisasi, termasuk PKI, PNI, NU, SOBSI, BTI, Wanita Demokrat, Perwari dan Gerwis, bertemu di bawah pimpinan R. Kartasasmita (PNI) dan mendesak pemerintah membubarkan dewan kota Jakarta Raya dan membentuk dewan yang representatif.
“The nine parties and ten organisations include ... Wanita Demokrat Indonesia, Perwari, Gerwis.”
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- 1954-02-13
- Creator
- De Vrije Pers
- Publication
- De Vrije Pers
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- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
- Language
- Dutch
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- Western mainstream press
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- primary
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- Indonesia
- Period
- 1950–1954
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- Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Vrije Pers (1954-02-13) - ONTBINDING GEMEENTERAAD DJAKARTA GEVRAAGD [Delpher ddd-011209025-a0032].txt
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- Poor (0.736) · 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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