GA-01265 1965-11-09 relevance A public
In Midden-Java 251 doden: Vrouwen betogen tegen de PKI (251 dead in Central Java; women demonstrate against the PKI)
251 dead in Central Java; women demonstrate against the PKI
Leeuwarder Courant, 9 November 1965, p. 5: report that about 10,000 housewives, schoolgirls and actresses marched in Jakarta to the National Front office demanding dissolution of Gerwani and state control of communist-run schools, while over a million demanded the PKI's dissolution. Governor Mokhtar says 251 were killed by '30 September' terrorists in Klaten and Boyolali; Jakarta's old city is searched.
Leeuwarder Courant, 9 November 1965, hlm. 5: laporan sekitar 10.000 ibu rumah tangga, pelajar putri dan aktris berbaris di Jakarta ke kantor Front Nasional menuntut pembubaran Gerwani dan pengambilalihan sekolah-sekolah komunis, sementara lebih sejuta orang menuntut pembubaran PKI. Gubernur Mokhtar menyebut 251 orang tewas dibunuh 'teroris G30S' di Klaten dan Boyolali; kota tua Jakarta digeledah.
“About 10,000 housewives, female pupils and actresses ... pleaded for a dissolution of the Gerwani (p. 5).”
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