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Between 1956 and 1965, Satya made three visits to the [[People's Republic of China]]. He wrote extensively of his visits, generally praising the Chinese government's programs such as the [[People's commune|agricultural communes]].<ref name="liu94">{{cite book |last1=Liu |first1=Hong |title=China and the Shaping of Indonesia, 1949-1965 |date=2011 |publisher=[[NUS Press]] |isbn=978-9971-69-381-7 |page=94|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/China_and_the_Shaping_of_Indonesia_1949/foSMl7qcxl4C |language=en}}</ref> He also drew contrasts between the apparent political unity within China with the unstable domestic political situation in Indonesia,{{sfn|Liu|2011|p=146}} and between the [[Chinese Indonesians]] (unfavorably) with the mainland Chinese.{{sfn|Liu|2011|p=173}} |
Between 1956 and 1965, Satya made three visits to the [[People's Republic of China]]. He wrote extensively of his visits, generally praising the Chinese government's programs such as the [[People's commune|agricultural communes]].<ref name="liu94">{{cite book |last1=Liu |first1=Hong |title=China and the Shaping of Indonesia, 1949-1965 |date=2011 |publisher=[[NUS Press]] |isbn=978-9971-69-381-7 |page=94|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/China_and_the_Shaping_of_Indonesia_1949/foSMl7qcxl4C |language=en}}</ref> He also drew contrasts between the apparent political unity within China with the unstable domestic political situation in Indonesia,{{sfn|Liu|2011|p=146}} and between the [[Chinese Indonesians]] (unfavorably) with the mainland Chinese.{{sfn|Liu|2011|p=173}} |
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In July 1965, during an internal conflict within PNI, Isnaeni fell out of favor and was removed from his chief editor post, with Satya appointed by party chairman [[Ali Sastroamidjojo]] to replace him.<ref name="historia"/> |
In July 1965, during an internal conflict within PNI, Isnaeni fell out of favor and was removed from his chief editor post, with Satya appointed by party chairman [[Ali Sastroamidjojo]] to replace him.<ref name="historia"/> Several months later, following the [[30 September movement]], ''Suluh Indonesia'' was banned by authorities with its final edition on 2 October 1965, while Satya was arrested on 18 October and imprisoned without trial in [[Salemba]]. He was released in late 1970, and worked at several private companies. As of 2016, he lived in [[Bekasi]], still working as a translator.<ref name="ks"/> |
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Satya Graha (also spelled Satyagraha; born 5 August 1931) is an Indonesian former journalist, mostly active during the Sukarno period in the 1950s and the 1960s within the Suluh Indonesia newspaper. Having worked at the newspaper since its founding, he served as its final chief editor before the newspaper's ban and his incarceration in 1965.
Biography
Satya was born in Blitar on 5 August 1931.[1] His journalistic career began in 1951, when he joined the Pesat magazine in Yogyakarta.[2]
In 1953, Satya was one of the first journalists at the Suluh Indonesia newspaper affiliated with the Indonesian National Party (PNI). According to Satya's accounts, the newspaper only had him, chief editor Sayuti Melik, and Hasan Gayo when he joined. He became Suluh Indonesia's correspondent at the Indonesian presidential palace (due to Sukarno's familiarity with his parents), and he joined Sukarno's overseas trips. Despite his personal relations with Sukarno, he was briefly banned from covering at the palace when Suluh Indonesia published S. K. Trimurti's article criticizing Sukarno's fourth marriage.[3][4]
After the 1955 Indonesian legislative election, Jusuf Muda Dalam became the newspaper's editor-in-chief, despite Satya's vocal opposition due to Dalam's association with communism. When Dalam was replaced in 1957 with Mohammad Isnaeni, Satya became the deputy editor-in-chief, and he initiated the Sunday publication Berita Minggu. Berita Minggu became a big hit, reaching a peak circulation of 350,000 and generating enough income to sustain Suluh Indonesia's publication.[3] To further capitalize on the success of Berita Minggu, Satya required newspaper distributors to purchase Suluh Indonesia papers as part of a package with Berita Minggu, boosting the former's popularity.[1] He was also elected as secretary-general of the Indonesian Journalists Association in 1959, serving until 1965.[5]
Between 1956 and 1965, Satya made three visits to the People's Republic of China. He wrote extensively of his visits, generally praising the Chinese government's programs such as the agricultural communes.[5] He also drew contrasts between the apparent political unity within China with the unstable domestic political situation in Indonesia,[6] and between the Chinese Indonesians (unfavorably) with the mainland Chinese.[7]
In July 1965, during an internal conflict within PNI, Isnaeni fell out of favor and was removed from his chief editor post, with Satya appointed by party chairman Ali Sastroamidjojo to replace him.[4] Several months later, following the 30 September movement, Suluh Indonesia was banned by authorities with its final edition on 2 October 1965, while Satya was arrested on 18 October and imprisoned without trial in Salemba. He was released in late 1970, and worked at several private companies. As of 2016, he lived in Bekasi, still working as a translator.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Ketika Suluh Indonesia Merajai Pers Indonesia". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Rahardjo, Iman Toto K. (2001). Bung Karno, bapakku, guruku, sahabatku, pemimpinku: kenangan 100 tahun Bung Karno (in Indonesian). Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia. p. 1048. ISBN 978-979-695-394-3.
- ^ a b c "Satyagraha Berkisah tentang Suluh Indonesia dan Bung Karno". koransulindo.com (in Indonesian). 27 September 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Akhir Tragis Koran Marhaenis". Historia (in Indonesian). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b Liu, Hong (2011). China and the Shaping of Indonesia, 1949-1965. NUS Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-9971-69-381-7.
- ^ Liu 2011, p. 146.
- ^ Liu 2011, p. 173.