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Demonstratie tegen Soebandrio: Soekarno zal instructies aan gezagsdragers geven (Demonstration against Subandrio)

Demonstration against Subandrio

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Leeuwarder Courant, 19 October 1965, p. 3: per Radio Jakarta the garrison commander Umar Wirahadikusumah temporarily banned the PKI in Jakarta and its allied organisations, including Sobsi and Gerwani, the latter accused of taking part in the torture and murder of six generals. Army 'cleansing operations' continue; Subandrio and Aidit are denounced as architects of the coup.

Leeuwarder Courant, 19 Oktober 1965, hlm. 3: menurut Radio Jakarta komandan garnisun Umar Wirahadikusumah melarang sementara PKI di Jakarta beserta organisasi sekutunya, termasuk Sobsi dan Gerwani; Gerwani dituduh ikut menyiksa dan membunuh enam jenderal. 'Operasi pembersihan' tentara berlanjut; Subandrio dan Aidit dicap arsitek gerakan.

“Besides the PKI ... the women's movement Gerwani are temporarily banned, the latter being accused of having taken part in the torture and murder of six generals (p. 3).”

People

Umar WirahadikusumahSubandrioD.N. AiditOmar DhaniSukarno

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)All-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationPeople's YouthIndonesian National Armed Forces

Places

JakartaCambodiaEast Java

Events

Regional bans of the PKI and its mass organisationsArmy press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani

Topics

1965 coup and aftermathLubang Buaya and sexual slanderarrests and detentionPKIpropaganda and media

Tags

anti-communismscapegoating

Details

Date
1965-10-19
Creator
Leeuwarder Courant
Publication
Leeuwarder Courant
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1965–1966
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)/Leeuwarder Courant (1965-10-19) - Demonstratie tegen Soebandrio Soekarno zal instructies aan gezagsdragers geven [Delpher ddd-010617271-a0113].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.919) · 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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