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La Tribune de Genève, 19 octobre 1965: Interdiction du P.C. indonésien - La politique de M. Soukarno mise en échec par l'armée

La Tribune de Genève, 19 October 1965: Ban on the Indonesian Communist Party - Sukarno's policy defeated by the army

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La Tribune de Genève, 19 Oct 1965, AP report from Singapore: the PKI and all affiliated organisations, including Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani and SOBSI, were banned by order of the Jakarta regional commander, nationwide, as 'organisations that took part in the failed coup'. Also banned: Peasants' Front, scholars' assembly and four student groups. Presented as a military victory over Sukarno's policy; PKI claimed 3 million members.

La Tribune de Genève, 19 Oktober 1965, laporan AP dari Singapura: PKI dan seluruh organisasi afiliasinya, termasuk Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani dan SOBSI, dilarang atas perintah panglima daerah Jakarta di seluruh Indonesia karena 'ikut serta dalam kudeta gagal'. Juga dilarang: Front Tani, himpunan sarjana dan empat organisasi mahasiswa. Disebut kemenangan militer atas kebijakan Sukarno; PKI mengaku 3 juta anggota.

“Among the banned organisations are Pemuda Rakjat, the communist youth movement, Gerwani, the women's organisation, and Sosbi, the large pro-communist trade-union centre.”

People

SukarnoHadisoemo

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)People's YouthAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationFront TaniAssociated Press

Places

JakartaSingaporeIndonesia

Events

Regional bans of the PKI and its mass organisations

Topics

1965 coup and aftermatharrests and detentionPKIGerwani organisationpropaganda and media

Tags

wire reportarmy in politics

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Date
1965-10-19
Creator
La tribune de Genève
Publication
La tribune 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
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01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Swiss press (1959-1965) - wire reports on Gerwani (e-newspaperarchives.ch)/La tribune de Genève (1965-10-19) - Interdiction du P. C. indonésien La politique de M. Soukarno mise [e-newspaperarchives TDG19651019-01.2.87.3].txt
OCR / text
Poor (0.654) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
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01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Swiss press (1959-1965) - wire reports on Gerwani (e-newspaperarchives.ch)
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