GA-02179 1965-10-21 relevance A public
Suara Merdeka, 21 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1
Suara Merdeka, 21 October 1965, p. 1: Anti-PKI mass action in Semarang
Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 21 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Front page on the anti-PKI mass action sweeping Semarang on 20 Oct 1965 after RPKAD's arrival under Sarwo Edhie: burning of PKI, SOBSI, CGMI and Baperki buildings; Gerwani appears among targets.
Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 21 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Halaman depan tentang aksi massa anti-PKI yang melanda Semarang 20 Oktober 1965 setelah RPKAD tiba di bawah Sarwo Edhie: pembakaran gedung PKI, SOBSI, CGMI, dan Baperki; Gerwani disebut di antara sasaran.
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- 1965-10-21
- Creator
- Suara Merdeka
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- Suara Merdeka
- Document type
- newspaper article (newspaper front page (regional daily, Semarang), single page image)
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- Indonesian (old spelling)
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- Indonesian mainstream/other press
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- primary
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- Indonesia
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- 1965–1966
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- Page image downloaded 2026-10-15 via Nath's Chrome from the Monumen Pers Nasional (Kominfo) SIDAK digital newspaper archive (record number in file name), found by a full-text search for 'Gerwani' (the hit is highlighted in white boxes on the image); see 'Download Log 2026-10-15.csv'. Open access; no publisher licence shown on the file. Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
- Citation (APA)
- Suara Merdeka. (1965, October 21). [Front page: 'Gelombang massa-aksi rakjat Semarang melanda G-30-S'; Sarwo Edhie on RPKAD in Central Java and Lubang Buaya; other news]. Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 16(197), p. 1. Monumen Pers Nasional, SIDAK record 74444.
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Suara Merdeka (1965-1968) - pages mentioning Gerwani and Lubang Buaja (MPN SIDAK)/Suara Merdeka (1965-10-21) - p. 01, Gerwani hit [MPN SIDAK 74444].jpg
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- Fair (0.751) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Suara Merdeka (1965-1968) - pages mentioning Gerwani and Lubang Buaja (MPN SIDAK)
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- condensed from full annotation
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