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Nógrád, 7 November 1965, hlm. 19 (Tentara membunuh perempuan komunis demonstran di Solo)

Nógrád, 7 Nov 1965: army kills communist women demonstrators in Solo

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Page of Hungarian county daily Nograd, 7 Nov 1965, with an MTI Djakarta dispatch: the army press office says paratroopers 'were forced to take the lives' of Gerwani women who blocked a military column in Solo (Surakarta), Central Java; the communique does not state numbers. Also Pravda's Jakarta report on the banning of PKI activity, MPRS exclusion of communists, and Chinese protests.

Halaman harian daerah Hungaria Nograd, 7 November 1965, dengan kawat MTI dari Jakarta: kantor pers angkatan darat menyatakan pasukan para 'terpaksa membunuh' perempuan Gerwani yang menghadang kolone militer di Solo (Surakarta), Jawa Tengah; jumlah korban tidak disebut. Juga laporan Pravda tentang pelarangan kegiatan PKI, pengeluaran komunis dari MPRS, dan protes Tiongkok.

“p. 19: Army communique: Gerwani members blocked the road against the military column in Solo; 'Seeing these obstinate women, the soldiers were forced to take their lives.'”

People

Chaerul SalehD.N. AiditSukarno

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian National Armed ForcesProvisional People's Consultative AssemblyPravdaHungarian News Agency

Places

SurakartaCentral JavaJakartaMoscowBeijingMedan

Events

Mass killings of 1965–66Army press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani

Topics

killings 1965–661965 coup and aftermathpropaganda and mediaGerwani organisationPKI

Tags

official communiquevictimhoodwire reportatrocity rumoursdemonisation

Details

Date
1965-11-07
Creator
Nograd
Publication
Nograd
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Russian
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
Hungary
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
Hungaricana Library (Hungary) · source link
Access
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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)/Nograd (1965-11-07) - Gerwani members demonstrate in Solo [Hungaricana NogradMegyeiHirlap_1965_11 pg19].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.926) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · 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)
Summary basis
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