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Izvestiia, 4 November 1965, p. 2: V Indonezii (Kowani expels Gerwani)

Izvestiia, 4 Nov 1965: In Indonesia (Kowani expels Gerwani)

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Izvestiia, 4 Nov 1965, p. 2, international commentary: Antara reports the Congress of Indonesian Women (Kowani) expelled the CPI's women's organisation Gerwani; also Supreme Court dismissals, 57 PKI deputies suspended (Lukman, Njoto), about 3,000 arrested near Yogyakarta, and books of 'implicated' authors removed from schools.

Izvestiia, 4 Nov 1965, hlm. 2, komentar internasional: Antara melaporkan Kowani mengeluarkan Gerwani, organisasi wanita PKI; juga pemecatan hakim, 57 anggota parlemen PKI diskors (Lukman, Njoto), sekitar 3.000 ditangkap di sekitar Yogyakarta, dan buku pengarang 'terlibat' ditarik dari sekolah.

“the Congress of Indonesian Women has expelled from its ranks the women's organisation of the Communist Party – Gerwani (translation)”

People

Arudji KartawinataM.H. LukmanNjoto

Organisations

Indonesian Women's CongressIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaAntara News Agency

Places

JakartaYogyakartaSurabayaKebumen

Events

Kowani expels Gerwani

Topics

Gerwani organisation1965 coup and aftermatharrests and detentionpropaganda and media

Tags

women's movement unitycommentary

Details

Date
1965-11-04
Creator
Izvestiia
Publication
Izvestiia
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
Russian
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
USSR
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
East View / Infoteka (Columbia) · source link
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library-licensed (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/Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)/Izvestiia (1965-11-04) - p. 2 [East View 24997789].pdf
OCR / text
Poor (0.729) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)
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