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2 itemsTopic: PKI ✕Theme: Organisation and activism ✕Event: Founding of Gerwis ✕
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GA-03039 1961 rel A licensed

The Communist Party of Indonesia, 1951-1961: A Decade of the Aidit Leadership (PhD thesis, Australian National University)

The Communist Party of Indonesia 1951-1961: A Decade of the Aidit Leadership (Hindley, 1961)

Donald Hindley's 1961 ANU PhD thesis on the Indonesian Communist Party under the Aidit leadership, 1951-1961, covering PKI strategy, party-building, finances, mass organisations and elections. Section 'Women' (pp. 422-448, esp. 'Gerwani', pp. 428-441) traces Gerwis from its founding on 4 June 1950 (about 500 members) t

GA-03027 2026 rel A

Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Wikipedia Indonesia, diakses 2026-10-13)

Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Indonesian Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)

Indonesian Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) with a short institutional history of Gerwani: founding 4 June 1950 from six regional organisations, Tris Metty as first chair, membership growth to 3 million in 1965, PKI influence and dissolution on 12 March 1966. Encyclopedic summary.