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'Comité Volkswens' (Panitya Kehendak Rakjat, Makassar 1951)

'Committee of the People's Will' (Panitya Kehendak Rakjat, Makassar 1951)

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Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (4 Sep 1951, p.2): at a Makassar meeting eight speakers, including PKI's Tular, Mrs Towoliu ('Gowani'), Mrs Salawati Daud and others, back formation of a twenty-organisation 'Comité Volkswens' to help the government and to send people to Kahar Muzakar, urging minimal casualties in any military action.

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (4 Sep 1951, hlm. 2): pada rapat di Makassar delapan pembicara, antara lain Tular (PKI), Ibu Towoliu ('Gowani'), Ibu Salawati Daud dan lainnya, mendukung pembentukan 'Comité Volkswens' beranggota dua puluh organisasi untuk membantu pemerintah dan mengirim utusan kepada Kahar Muzakar, serta menekankan korban sesedikit mungkin dalam operasi militer.

“Speakers included Mrs Towoliu ('Gowani'), Mrs Salawati Daud and others in support of the 'Comité Volkswens' (p. 2).”

People

Salawati DaudTowoliuTularJusuf AriefSalehA. HadjaraiJusuf BautiKahar Muzakkar

Organisations

Comité Volkswens (Makassar 1951)Communist Party of IndonesiaSarekat Tani IndonesiaParindraMurba PartyIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

MakassarSouth Sulawesi

Topics

Gerwiselections and parliamentbiographypeace and anti-imperialism

Tags

regional conference

Details

Date
1951-09-04
Creator
Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
Publication
Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
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
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra (1951-09-04) - COMITE VOLKSWENS [Delpher ddd-010476029-a0037].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.873) · 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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