Grand mass rally in Bali welcomes Chairman Liu Shaoqi (Renmin Ribao, 19 April 1963)
Renmin Ribao, 19 Apr 1963, p. 1 (Xinhua, Bali): about 50,000 attend a rally in Bali welcoming PRC President Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei. Liu stresses the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial struggle; Sukarno attacks the Malaysia plan. Gerwani is listed only among attending organisations (BTI, SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat, PNI,
Grand mass rally in Bali welcomes Chairman Liu Shaoqi (Renmin Ribao, 19 April 1963)
Renmin Ribao, 19 Apr 1963, p. 1 (Xinhua, Bali): about 50,000 attend a rally in Bali welcoming PRC President Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei. Liu stresses the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial struggle; Sukarno attacks the Malaysia plan. Gerwani is listed only among attending organisations (BTI, SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat, PNI,
Indonesian parties and organisations demand severe punishment of rioters (Renmin Ribao, 21 May 1963)
Renmin Ribao, 21 May 1963, p. 3 (Xinhua, Jakarta): Indonesian parties and mass organisations condemn the May 1963 anti-Chinese riots in Cirebon, Tegal, Bandung and Bogor as counter-revolutionary and link them to Malaysia and the US Peace Corps. Gerwani's Central Committee calls the Bandung incidents despicable acts vio
Indonesian parties and organisations demand severe punishment of rioters (Renmin Ribao, 21 May 1963)
Renmin Ribao, 21 May 1963, p. 3 (Xinhua, Jakarta): Indonesian parties and mass organisations condemn the May 1963 anti-Chinese riots in Cirebon, Tegal, Bandung and Bogor as counter-revolutionary and link them to Malaysia and the US Peace Corps. Gerwani's Central Committee calls the Bandung incidents despicable acts vio
Women's emancipation cannot be separated from national independence: speech by Pardjani Pradono
Renmin Ribao, 15 Jul 1963, p. 2: full text of the speech by Mrs Pardjani Pradono, head of the Indonesian women's delegation, at the Beijing rally. She says women's emancipation and family happiness cannot be separated from national independence, endorses Sukarno's Political Manifesto, Nasakom and anti-Malaysia line, an
Women's emancipation cannot be separated from national independence: speech by Pardjani Pradono
Renmin Ribao, 15 Jul 1963, p. 2: full text of the speech by Mrs Pardjani Pradono, head of the Indonesian women's delegation, at the Beijing rally. She says women's emancipation and family happiness cannot be separated from national independence, endorses Sukarno's Political Manifesto, Nasakom and anti-Malaysia line, an
Chairman Aidit leads delegation to the Soviet Union and China (Renmin Ribao, 21 July 1963)
Renmin Ribao/Xinhua report (21 July 1963, p. 3) on PKI chairman Aidit's delegation leaving Jakarta for Moscow, Beijing and Cuba, with his airport statements on the Sino-Soviet dispute, Nasakom and 'Malaysia'. Gerwani appears once, its head among mass-organisation leaders at the send-off. Useful for Gerwani's place in P
D.N. Aidit, 'Some problems of the Indonesian revolution and the PKI': Beijing report, 4 September 1963
Full Renmin Ribao text (5 Sept 1963, p. 3) of D.N. Aidit's 4 September Beijing rally report on the Indonesian revolution and PKI: semi-colonial, semi-feudal analysis, national united front, Nasakom, state power's 'two aspects', and party building. Gerwani appears only once, in a membership tally (1.5 million, alongside
All-China Women's Federation cables Gerwani and Kowani against Seventh Fleet
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (19 Jan 1964, p. 5): on 17 January the All-China Women's Federation cabled Gerwani and Kowani, backing Indonesian women's struggle against US Seventh Fleet deployment in the Indian Ocean, said to obstruct Indonesia's confrontation with 'Malaysia'. It expresses confidence in the 'bull-like sp
Renmin Ribao, 20 Mar 1964: Indonesians volunteer against 'Malaysia' at National Front office
Renmin Ribao p. 3 (20 Mar 1964), on Indonesian volunteer registration against 'Malaysia'. The excerpt lists organisations whose members rushed to register at the National Front office, including SOBSI, the BTI peasants' front, the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), journalists, students and Baperki. No
Renmin Ribao, 20 Mar 1964: Indonesians volunteer against 'Malaysia' at National Front office
Renmin Ribao p. 3 (20 Mar 1964), on Indonesian volunteer registration against 'Malaysia'. The excerpt lists organisations whose members rushed to register at the National Front office, including SOBSI, the BTI peasants' front, the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), journalists, students and Baperki. No
Renmin Ribao, 11 May 1964: Indonesian groups oppose 'Malaysia' and US subversion (Gerwani statement)
Renmin Ribao page 4, 11 May 1964: composite report on Indonesian youth and trade-union opposition to US imperialism and to 'Malaysia', with Subandrio saying Indonesia will not yield to foreign threats. The excerpt says the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), plantation and railway unions and youth and st
Renmin Ribao, 11 May 1964: Indonesian groups oppose 'Malaysia' and US subversion (Gerwani statement)
Renmin Ribao page 4, 11 May 1964: composite report on Indonesian youth and trade-union opposition to US imperialism and to 'Malaysia', with Subandrio saying Indonesia will not yield to foreign threats. The excerpt says the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), plantation and railway unions and youth and st
Chinese women's federation and four bodies cable support for Indonesia's withdrawal from the UN
Xinhua dispatches in Renmin Ribao (13 Jan 1965, p. 2): five Chinese bodies cable Indonesian counterparts backing Sukarno's UN withdrawal. The All-China Women's Federation's telegram to Kowani, Gerwani, Marhaenist women, Muslimat NU and another group calls the UN a 'paper tiger' and pledges unity with '104 million' Indo