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The Cultural Manifesto (Republican spelling Indonesian: Manifes Kebudajaan, EYD: Manifes Kebudayaan, abbreviated Manikebu) was a declaration by a group of Indonesian writers and intellectuals in late 1963. The Cultural Manifesto was initiated by HB Jassin, Trisno Sumardjo, Wiratmo Soekito, Zaini, Bokor Hutasuhut, Gunawan Mohamad, A. Bastari Asnin, Bur Rasuanto, Soe Hok Djin, DS Moeljanto, Ras Siregar, Hartojo Andangdjaja, Sjahwil, Djufri Tanissan, Binsar Sitompul, Gerson Poyk, Taufiq Ismail, M. Saribi, Poernawan Tjondronegoro, Ekana Siswojo, Nashar and Boen S. Oemarjati. The group that constituted the Cultural Manifesto was in ideological contrast to Lekra (Lembaga Kebudayaan Rakyat). Members of the Lekra movement nicknamed the Cultural Manifesto "Manikebu," a humorous abbreviation that in English means "Buffalo Sperm."