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Grootse verkiezingscampagne van de PKI: Aidit sprak in Djokja voor 700.000 mensen

Grand PKI election campaign: Aidit speaks to 700,000 in Yogyakarta

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De Waarheid, 21 Sep 1955, p. 5: air-mail report on the PKI's 1955 election campaign: Aidit speaking to 700,000 in Yogyakarta, 550,000 in Semarang, Njoto and Lukman elsewhere. In Jakarta, Umi Sardjono, chair of Gerwani, explained why she stands as a non-party candidate on the PKI list, saying its programme matches the demands of the people and women.

De Waarheid, 21 Sep 1955, hlm. 5: laporan pos udara tentang kampanye pemilu PKI 1955: Aidit berpidato di depan 700.000 orang di Yogyakarta, 550.000 di Semarang, Njoto dan Lukman di tempat lain. Di Jakarta, Umi Sardjono, ketua Gerwani, menjelaskan mengapa ia maju sebagai calon tanpa partai dalam daftar PKI, dengan alasan program PKI sesuai tuntutan rakyat dan perempuan.

People

Umi SardjonoD.N. AiditNjotoM.H. LukmanAliminHendra GunawanPurbodiningrat

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaMasyumiIndonesian Socialist PartyIndonesian National PartyNahdlatul UlamaIndonesian Islamic Union PartyHarian Rakjat

Places

YogyakartaSemarangJakartaTanah TinggiIndonesia

Events

1955 parliamentary election

Topics

elections and parliamentPKIGerwani organisationwomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

election campaignmass rally

Details

Date
1955-09-21
Creator
De Waarheid
Publication
De Waarheid
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1955–1959
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 Waarheid (1955-09-21) - Grootse verkiezingscampagne van de PKI Aidit sprak in Djokja voor 700.000 mensen [Delpher ddd-010370434-a0112].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.805) · 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)
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