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Courrier de Genève, 11 octobre 1965: A Djakarta, des musulmans saccagent le logis du chef des communistes indonésiens

Courrier de Genève, 11 October 1965: In Jakarta, Muslims ransack the home of the Indonesian communist leader

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Courrier de Genève, 11 Oct 1965, AFP report 'In Djakarta, Muslims ransack the home of the leader of the Indonesian communists': per the daily Mimbar Revolusi, crowds sacked the homes of Aidit and Njoto and the headquarters of 'Gerwani'. Also: 86 rebels captured near Brebes, mass demonstrations in Malang, and an analysis of whether Sukarno or the army rules. Gerwani appears in one sentence on the sacking.

Courrier de Genève, 11 Oktober 1965, laporan AFP 'Di Jakarta, kaum Muslim menggeledah rumah pemimpin komunis Indonesia': menurut harian Mimbar Revolusi, massa merusak rumah Aidit dan Njoto serta markas 'Gerwani'. Juga: 86 pemberontak ditangkap dekat Brebes, demonstrasi besar di Malang, dan analisis apakah Sukarno atau tentara yang berkuasa. Gerwani hanya disebut dalam satu kalimat tentang perusakan.

“The demonstrators also ransacked the headquarters of the organisation of communist women 'Gerwani' (AFP, as reported by Mimbar Revolusi).”

People

D.N. AiditNjotoSukarnoA.H. NasutionAbdul Latief

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Agence France-PresseMimbar RevolusiAntara News AgencyRadio Jakarta

Places

JakartaBrebesCentral JavaMalangIndonesia

Events

Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta

Topics

1965 coup and aftermathpropaganda and mediaPKIGerwani organisation

Tags

wire report

Details

Date
1965-10-11
Creator
Courrier de Genève
Publication
Courrier de Genève
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
French
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Switzerland
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
e-newspaperarchives.ch (Switzerland) · source link
Access
open access (e-newspaperarchives.ch) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
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01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Swiss press (1959-1965) - wire reports on Gerwani (e-newspaperarchives.ch)/Courrier de Genève (1965-10-11) - A Djakarta Des musulmans saccagent le logis du chef des communistes [e-newspaperarchives COU19651011-01.2.78].txt
OCR / text
Poor (0.652) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Swiss press (1959-1965) - wire reports on Gerwani (e-newspaperarchives.ch)
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