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Suara Merdeka, 22 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2–3

Suara Merdeka, 22 October 1965, pp. 2-3: Semarang mass action, Majalengka dissolution, student demands

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Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 22 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2–3. Editorials on Col. Katamso and the Semarang mass action, self-dissolution in Majalengka co-signed by a Gerwani representative, and UI students demanding dissolution of PKI, Gerwani and others.

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 22 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2–3. Tajuk tentang Kol. Katamso dan aksi massa Semarang, pembubaran diri di Majalengka yang ditandatangani wakil Gerwani, dan mahasiswa UI menuntut pembubaran PKI, Gerwani, dan lainnya.

People

KatamsoSugijonoSjarif Thajeb

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationIndonesian Peasants' FrontPeople's YouthUnified Movement of Indonesian StudentsInstitute of People's Culture

Places

MajalengkaSemarangWest Java

Events

Regional bans of the PKI and its mass organisations

Topics

arrests and detentionpropaganda and media1965 coup and aftermath

Tags

renunciation and self-dissolutionschools and campuseseditorial

Details

Date
1965-10-22
Creator
Suara Merdeka
Publication
Suara Merdeka
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper pages (regional daily, Semarang), two-page spread in one image)
Language
Indonesian (old spelling)
Perspective
Indonesian mainstream/other press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1965–1966
Access
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 22). [Pages 2–3: editorials 'Kesedihan jg membadjakan persatuan!' and 'Aksi massa'; 'PKI & ormas2nja di Madjalengka bubarkan diri'; 'Ment. PTIP: Bukti bertumpuk CGMI Perhimi terlibat G-30-S'; other news]. Suara Merdeka (Semarang), pp. 2–3. Monumen Pers Nasional, SIDAK record 74449.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Suara Merdeka (1965-1968) - pages mentioning Gerwani and Lubang Buaja (MPN SIDAK)/Suara Merdeka (1965-10-22) - p. 02, Gerwani hit [MPN SIDAK 74449].jpg
OCR / text
Poor (0.514) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Suara Merdeka (1965-1968) - pages mentioning Gerwani and Lubang Buaja (MPN SIDAK)
Summary basis
condensed from full annotation

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