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Ban on Communists reported (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 18 Oktober 1965)

Ban on Communists reported (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 18 October 1965)

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Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 18 Oct 1965, p.1 (AP, Jakarta/Singapore): Radio Jakarta announced a military ban on the PKI and affiliates in the name of Maj-Gen Umar Wirahadikusumah; SOBSI banned, and Pemuda Rakjat and Gerwani, 'the party's women's wing', also placed under the ban. Also reports attacks on PKI offices in Banda Aceh, Tebing Tinggi and Deli Serdang, 31 arrests in Palembang, China's protest, and Sukarno still not endorsing the army's crackdown. Page is dominated by unrelated news (Rhodesia, Canada, US).

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 18 Okt 1965, hlm. 1 (AP, Jakarta/Singapura): Radio Jakarta mengumumkan larangan militer atas PKI dan afiliasinya atas nama Mayjen Umar Wirahadikusumah; SOBSI dilarang, juga Pemuda Rakjat dan Gerwani, 'sayap perempuan partai'. Dilaporkan pula serangan ke kantor PKI di Banda Aceh, Tebing Tinggi dan Deli Serdang, 31 penangkapan di Palembang, protes Cina, dan Sukarno yang belum mendukung tindakan tentara. Halaman didominasi berita lain (Rhodesia, Kanada, AS).

“p.1: 'Also placed under Jakarta's military ban were Permuda Rakjat, the party's youth movement, and Gerwani, the party's women's wing.'”

People

Umar WirahadikusumahSukarnoSutjipto JudodihardjoOmar Dhani

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationPeople's YouthIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian National Armed ForcesAntara News Agency

Places

JakartaBanda AcehPalembangTebing TinggiDeli SerdangSumatraBeijing

Events

Regional bans of the PKI and its mass organisations

Topics

1965 coup and aftermatharrests and detentionpropaganda and mediaPKI

Tags

wire reportattacks on premises

Details

Date
1965-10-18
Creator
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Publication
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
English
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Canada
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
ProQuest via UCalgary/Columbia (Canadian Newsstream historical + Globe and Mail) · source link
Access
library-licensed (University of Calgary / Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/International press (1949-2000) - newspaper and magazine articles on Gerwani (ProQuest, Gale)/Saskatoon Star-Phoenix (1965-10-18) - p.1, Sobsi and Gerwani banned [ProQuest 2344106083].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.844) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › International press (1949-2000) - newspaper and magazine articles on Gerwani (ProQuest, Gale)
Summary basis
full text read; OCR largely unreadable

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