Murder of Dutchman in South Celebes: arrest of gang leader stirs Indonesian press
Algemeen Handelsblad correspondent's report (Batavia, 1949-11-11) on the Masamba murder of Dutchman Pluyter and the arrest of Makassar councillor Salawati Daud as gang leader. Notes the Indonesian press presents her as a freedom heroine and martyr, compared to Wolter Monginsidi; Maria Ulfah Santoso of the women's congr
Murder of Dutchman in South Celebes: arrest of gang leader stirs Indonesian press (page 1, 11 Nov 1949)
Page-image version of the same Algemeen Handelsblad report (1949-11-11, p. 1) on the Masamba murder of Pluyter and the arrest of Makassar councillor Salawati Daud as gang leader, with Indonesian press and Maria Ulfah Santoso presenting her as a freedom heroine. Surrounding headlines (Paris conference, Bonn, atomic cont
The lot of Salawati
Nieuwe Courant, 3 December 1949: commentary profiling 'Lot Salawati' (Salawati Daud) as 'very left and very revolutionary', leader of the Masamba gang. It speculates that she was humiliated at the Indonesian Women's Congress in Yogyakarta and then at home in Makassar, and sought rehabilitation through violence; it also
Manifesto on Tunisia: committee backs Tunisian independence struggle
De Nieuwsgier, 17 Sept 1953: the Committee to Support Tunisia issues a manifesto backing Tunisia's freedom struggle against French policy, signed by many party leaders and organisations. S.K. Trimurti signs on behalf of Gerwis, with Maria Ulfah Santoso for Kowani and others for PNI, Masjumi, PSI, Parkindo. Shows Gerwis