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GA-02575 1965-10-29 rel C

Ichtisar Situasi Djawa Tengah, 29 Oktober 1965 (Intelijen AURI)

Situation Summary for Central Java, 29 October 1965 (AURI Intelligence)

Secret Indonesian Air Force intelligence summary, 29 October 1965, on tension between nationalist/religious parties and the PKI in Central Java, with Solo security arrangements under Col. Sarwo Edhie and casualty figures. Early-aftermath regional context; no Gerwani content.

GA-02230 1976-12-11 Tempo rel C licensed

Tapol Dibebaskan (Tapol dibebaskan)

Tempo, 11 December 1976: Political prisoners released

Tempo brief (11 Dec 1976) on release of another 2,500 G30S/PKI prisoners; all 540,000 Group C released, leaving 1,821 Group A, 27,132 Group B, 2,041 Group X. Sudomo says about 500,000 were killed 'but by the people'. Mentions 10 middle-aged women among 319 Group B freed in Jakarta; no Gerwani named.

GA-02276 2012-10-01 Tempo rel B licensed

Soal Statistik Korban

Tempo, 1 October 2012: The question of victim statistics

Tempo explainer (1 Oct 2012) on victim statistics for 1965-66 (estimates 200,000 to 3 million; most likely about half a million), weighing the Oei Tjoe Tat commission's 78,000, Kopkamtib's 1 million, Sarwo Edhie's 3 million and census evidence. It notes army propaganda about torture of the generals at Lubang Buaya was

GA-02736 2020 rel A

Umi Sardjono, Pendulum Gerwani (infografis Historia, 2020)

Umi Sardjono, Gerwani's Pendulum (Historia Infographic, 2020)

Historia infographic (2020) with a timeline of Umi Sardjono, Gerwani chair: born Semarang 1923 as Suharti, anti-Japanese underground work, leadership of Gerwani, and detention ending at Plantungan. Popular biographical summary.

GA-02290 2021-10-02 Tempo rel A licensed

Bubar Jalan Menjelang Kongres Penentuan (Bagaimana Umi Sardjono memimpin Gerwani)

Tempo, 2 October 2021: Breaking up before the decisive congress (how Umi Sardjono led Gerwani)

Tempo feature (2 Oct 2021) on how Umi Sardjono led Gerwani: Marx House courses, the 1945 Barisan Buruh Wanita with S.K. Trimurti, Gerwis founded at Semarang (3-6 June 1950, Tris Metty chair), Umi chair from 1954 when it became Gerwani. Cites 650,000 members and 179 kindergartens at the 1957 Solo congress, WIDF links, s