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Gemeenteraad van Djakarta (Jakarta municipal council)

Jakarta municipal council

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Short Indische Courant voor Nederland item (29 Mar 1950, p. 2) listing the newly elected Jakarta municipal council; Setiati Surasto is named as representing the women's association (Vrouwenvereniging). Other members include Suwirjo (PNI), Takdir Alisjahbana (PSI) and union and youth delegates.

Berita pendek Indische Courant voor Nederland (29 Mar 1950, hlm. 2) berisi daftar dewan kota Jakarta yang baru terpilih; Setiati Surasto disebut mewakili perkumpulan wanita (Vrouwenvereniging). Anggota lain antara lain Suwirjo (PNI), Takdir Alisjahbana (PSI) serta wakil serikat dan pemuda.

“'Mrs Setiati Surasto (Women's Association)' (p.2)”

People

Setiati SurastoSuwirjoSutan Takdir Alisjahbana

Organisations

Indonesian National PartyMasyumiIndonesian Socialist PartyMurba Party

Places

Jakarta

Topics

Gerwiselections and parliamentbiography

Tags

local government

Details

Date
1950-03-29
Creator
Indische Courant Voor Nederland
Publication
Indische Courant Voor Nederland
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1950–1954
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)/Indische Courant Voor Nederland (1950-03-29) - Gemeenteraad van Djakaria [Delpher MMKB19-000291072-a00026].txt
OCR / text
Poor (0.714) · 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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