The Indonesian parliament and Linggadjati: strengthened left wing supports Sjahrir cabinet
Long article in the Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (15 Jan 1947) by its "Indonesian collaborator" assessing support for the Linggarjati draft in the Indonesian provisional parliament: Masjumi and PNI divided or opposed, while the PKI, Partai Sosialis, Pesindo, Christian parties, Partai Buruh, Perwari and BTI back it
The coup in the Republic: opinions of Gen. Spoor and Sjahrir
Overijsselsch Dagblad (21 Sep 1948) on the Madiun communist uprising: Gen. Spoor fears communist spill-over into Dutch-held areas, Sjahrir comments on discontent, KNIP grants Sukarno special powers, and Musso broadcasts that 20 million women were widowed by romusha. No Gerwani or Gerwis mention; context for the later a
Revolutionary Worlds: Local Perspectives and Dynamics during the Indonesian Independence War, 1945-1949 (2023)
Open-access edited volume (Oostindie et al., KITLV/NIMH/NIOD, Amsterdam University Press 2023) on local experiences of the Indonesian revolution 1945-49. In Galuh Ambar Sasi's chapter on Yogyakarta (pp. 65-66) Suripno and Francisca Fanggidaej, 'heads of Pesindo', tour Republican towns after visiting Europe and India, r
Revolutionary Worlds: Local Perspectives and Dynamics during the Indonesian Independence War, 1945-1949 (2023)
Open-access edited volume (Oostindie et al., KITLV/NIMH/NIOD, Amsterdam University Press 2023) on local experiences of the Indonesian revolution 1945-49. In Galuh Ambar Sasi's chapter on Yogyakarta (pp. 65-66) Suripno and Francisca Fanggidaej, 'heads of Pesindo', tour Republican towns after visiting Europe and India, r
Tempo, 15 December 2024: Francisca Fanggidaej's story of exile in China and the Netherlands
Tempo magazine profile (15 Dec 2024, archivist Rika Theo and Iwan Kurniawan) of Francisca Fanggidaej: Pesindo leader, survivor of Madiun 1948, in Chile during 30 Sept 1965, passport revoked 1967, 20 years in Beijing with the Afro-Asian journalists' organisation, then exile in the Netherlands from 1985. She joined the K
Tempo, 15 December 2024: Inside Francisca Fanggidaej's diaries for her children (notes of exile)
Tempo magazine article (15 Dec 2024, Dian Yuliastuti and Iwan Kurniawan) on Francisca Fanggidaej's papers at the IISH, Amsterdam, notably her diaries 'Sasja' and 'Nila' written in exile in Beijing from Oct 1965 to her children. Her daughters recall the family's separation, stigma at school and her later reunion. It not