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Agrarian Problems Ahead of the 1955 General Elections in Medan City Hasibuan, Jean Ari; Saragih, Mujahid Widian; Hasibuan, Yandi Syaputra; Anshari, Andry
Journal of Peasants' Rights Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): Community Empowerment and Agrarian Political
Publisher : Talenta Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32734/jpr.v2i1.11896

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This article discusses the agrarian problems that occurred in Medan ahead of the 1955 General Election. The agrarian problem stems from Dutch plantation activities in East Sumatra which required a lot of vacant land to become an industrial center, including Medan being a victim. In its development, many people were deliberately brought in to fill this area. During the Japanese occupation, the plantation lands were replaced for logistical needs by people from outside Medan who were organized by the Japanese to occupy the lands. The succession of power occurred again, the occupied lands then became a source of problems and gave birth to conflicts between stakeholders. This situation is then used as material by political parties that will contest the General Election by supporting one of the parties. This article is only limited to agrarian issues ahead of the 1955 Election in Medan City. Of course, it is very possible that there are similar articles that discuss the development of agrarian issues in subsequent elections, both in Medan City, and Indonesia in general.
Refleksi Eksistensi Petani dalam Panggung Sejarah Indonesia Hasibuan, Yandi Syaputra; Sabrina, Arkini
Jurnal Sejarah Indonesia Vol. 7 No. 1 (2024): Jurnal Sejarah Indonesia
Publisher : Perkumpulan Program Studi Sejarah Se-Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62924/jsi.v7i1.33010

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This article raises issues related to the overall exploitation of farmers in various regions in Indonesia. This paper uses historical methods. The existence of farmers was underestimated because they were merely extras, or more precisely, material for Dutch and Japanese colonial exploitation, both for economic and political interests. This fate then suddenly changed because farmers had joined political party groups and become organizations, such as Pertanu, STTI, BTI, and so on. Unfortunately, the euphoria to support the peasants did not run smoothly because there were clashes with civil society and with those who did not share the same ideology. The result is bloodshed between members of the nation; this is truly ironic. Until then, the New Order was born, and all forms of organizations related to farmers were communized.