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6 itemsTopic: Gerwani organisation ✕Person: Hartini Sukarno ✕Perspective: Western mainstream press ✕
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GA-01400 1955-05-17 La Presse rel A

Mme Suharti, présidente du Mouvement des Femmes Indonésiennes; Soekarno et la polygamie (Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy)

Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy

La Presse (17 May 1955, p.10): feature on a Muslim feminist campaign against polygamy, starting with the Pakistani PM Mohamed Ali's second marriage and spreading to Java. Says Fatmawati Sukarno was recruited and that Hartini was pregnant during the Bandung Conference. A snippet names Mme Suharti, president of the 'very

GA-01401 1955-05-17 La Presse rel A

Mme Suharti, présidente du Mouvement des Femmes Indonésiennes; Soekarno et la polygamie (Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy)

Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy (extract)

La Presse (17 May 1955, p.10), snippet extract of the polygamy feature: unrest in Indonesia over Sukarno's marriage to Hartini, in which Mme Suharti, president of the 'very communist-leaning' Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani), took advantage; Hartini's pregnancy surfaced as the Bandung Conference drew attention.

GA-01237 1956-01-05 Java-Bode rel A

Java-Bode 5 Januari 1956, halaman: Voorzitster Gerwani, scheidingsverzoek Fatmawati (Gerwani chair on Fatmawati's divorce request; whole page)

Java-Bode 5 Jan 1956, page: Gerwani chair on Fatmawati's divorce request (whole page)

Whole-page OCR of Java-Bode, 5 January 1956, p. 2. Gerwani-relevant is Umi Sardjono's statement on Fatmawati's divorce request, urging a democratic marriage law, plus press reports on Fatmawati, Hartini and women leaders' reactions to a president with two wives. Other articles (Colonel Lubis on security, Ceramese ex-KN

GA-01150 1956-01-14 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Een politieke achtergrond bij scheidingsverzoek Fatmawati? (A political background to Fatmawati's divorce request?)

A political background to Fatmawati's divorce request?

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 14 Jan 1956, p. 1: Gerwani chair Umi Sardjono tells the press that groups are pressing Fatmawati Sukarno to seek divorce for political ends, calls it a private matter, upholds marriage without compulsion and demands a democratic marriage law. Also repeats press reports on Fatmawati, Har

GA-00294 1968-10-07 The Canberra Times rel A

Arrest of Sukarno's wife denied (Canberra Times, 7 Oktober 1968)

Arrest of Sukarno's Wife Denied (Canberra Times, 7 October 1968)

Canberra Times, 7 Oct 1968, p. 4 (AAP-Reuter): Presidential Secretary Colonel Sutikno denies reports that Hartini, Sukarno's second wife, had been detained, saying she was last questioned about 18 months earlier over reports she was a member of the banned Gerwani. Also notes Armed Forces Day and army command changes.

GA-00295 1968-10-07 The Canberra Times rel A

Arrest of Sukarno's wife denied (Canberra Times, 7 Oktober 1968)

Arrest of Sukarno's Wife Denied (Canberra Times, 7 October 1968), duplicate

Canberra Times, 7 Oct 1968, p. 4 (AAP-Reuter): Presidential Secretary Colonel Sutikno denies reports that Hartini, Sukarno's second wife, had been detained, saying she was last questioned about 18 months earlier over reports she was a member of the banned Gerwani. Also notes Armed Forces Day and army command changes.