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Soal Statistik Korban

Tempo, 1 October 2012: The question of victim statistics

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Tempo explainer (1 Oct 2012) on victim statistics for 1965-66 (estimates 200,000 to 3 million; most likely about half a million), weighing the Oei Tjoe Tat commission's 78,000, Kopkamtib's 1 million, Sarwo Edhie's 3 million and census evidence. It notes army propaganda about torture of the generals at Lubang Buaya was false and fuelled fear of PKI plans. Gerwani not named.

Penjelasan Tempo (1 Okt 2012) tentang statistik korban 1965-66 (perkiraan 200 ribu hingga 3 juta; paling mungkin sekitar setengah juta), menimbang angka 78 ribu Komisi Oei Tjoe Tat, 1 juta Kopkamtib, 3 juta Sarwo Edhie dan data sensus. Mencatat propaganda tentara soal penganiayaan jenderal di Lubang Buaya tidak benar dan memicu ketakutan akan rencana PKI. Gerwani tidak disebut.

“Keyakinan ini didorong propaganda tentara tentang penganiayaan para jenderal di Lubang Buaya, yang ternyata tidak benar.”

People

Oei Tjoe TatSudomoSarwo Edhie Wibowo

Organisations

Operational Command for the Restoration of Security and OrderCommunist Party of IndonesiaBanserInstitute of People's Culture

Places

JavaBaliTimorLombokMedanPonorogoKediri

Events

Mass killings of 1965–66Tempo special edition on 1965

Topics

killings 1965–66historiographyLubang Buaya and sexual slanderpropaganda and media

Tags

statisticsvictimhoodarmy in politicsnew order narrativecommentary

Details

Date
2012-10-01
Creator
Tempo
Publication
Tempo
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Journalism/commentary (post-1998)
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Source archive
Tempo (tempo.co / Majalah Tempo archive) · source link
Access
subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo (2012-10-01) - Soal Statistik Korban [tempo.co 932885].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.947) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)
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