Short De Nieuwsgier list (24 Dec 1955) of Universitas Indonesia medical students who passed examinations; "Mrs. Soetanti Aidit" passed the doctor's exam A1 (first part). Soetanti was D.N. Aidit's wife; Gerwani is not mentioned.
De Locomotief, 27 Dec 1955: list of passes in Jakarta medical faculty examinations; 'Miss Soetanti Aidit' passed the first part of her exam. Gerwani is not mentioned and the item does not state she is D.N. Aidit's relative.
Renmin Ribao page 5, 11 April 1965, on Kim Il Sung's visit to Indonesia and the welcome by hundreds of thousands in Jakarta. The excerpt, from the Pyongyang send-off, names Sutanti Aidit, wife of PKI chairman Aidit, then visiting Korea, and Sugiono, vice-president of the 'Ali Archam' social-science academy. Search exce
Renmin Ribao page 5, 11 April 1965, on Kim Il Sung's visit to Indonesia and the welcome by hundreds of thousands in Jakarta. The excerpt, from the Pyongyang send-off, names Sutanti Aidit, wife of PKI chairman Aidit, then visiting Korea, and Sugiono, vice-president of the 'Ali Archam' social-science academy. Search exce
Reuters item on a Vancouver Sun 'Names in the News' page (20 December 1966): the wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit, former Indonesian Communist leader, 'have been captured' in Jakarta; Mrs Aidit, a doctor, is described as chairman of the Communist women's (movement, text cut off). The wife is Sutanti Aidit, presented as
Berita Harian, 21 Dec 1966 (UPI, lead only). Reports the arrest of D.N. Aidit's wife, described as a leader of the women's wing Gerwani, who had been under intelligence watch since the coup and was a very active communist.
Eastern Sun, 21 Dec 1966 (UPI, lead only). Aidit's wife, a leader of Indonesia's communist women's organisation, was captured; intelligence agents had watched her since the coup and described her as a dedicated Communist.
Straits Times, 21 Dec 1966 (lead only). Berita Yudha reported that Aidit's widow and her daughter were captured in Kebayoran, Jakarta; Aidit had been shot dead in an ambush in Solo a year earlier.
Berita Harian, 21 December 1966, p. 1, UPI: the wife of D.N. Aidit, described as a leader of the communist women's section (Gerwani), is arrested; per the paper 'Harian Perang' she had been watched since the coup and stayed very active as a fugitive. Short item; she is not named in the text.
Tribune (Sydney), 21 Jan 1970, p. 8: extract from Hong Kong's Eastern Horizon of letters by an Indonesian writing as 'Barbro Karabuda' on the 1965-66 massacre and prisoners (official 86,000 detainees; torture; Army extortion). The writer finds Tanti Aidit in Bukit Duri women's prison in Jakarta with Aidit's mother-in-l
Tribune (Sydney), 21 Jan 1970, p. 8: extract from Hong Kong's Eastern Horizon of letters by an Indonesian writing as 'Barbro Karabuda' on the 1965-66 massacre and prisoners (official 86,000 detainees; torture; Army extortion). The writer finds Tanti Aidit in Bukit Duri women's prison in Jakarta with Aidit's mother-in-l
Declassified US State Department cable (15 August 1974, Kissinger to Embassy Jakarta) relaying a Congressional inquiry. Senator Hubert Humphrey has forwarded a constituent's letter asking the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit, 'apparently imprisoned since 1967'; the embassy is asked for details by 18 August. The same cable as
Declassified US State Department cable (15 August 1974, Kissinger to Embassy Jakarta) relaying a Congressional inquiry. Senator Hubert Humphrey has forwarded a constituent's letter asking the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit, 'apparently imprisoned since 1967'; the embassy is asked for details by 18 August. The same cable as
Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (15 Aug 1974) answering congressional inquiries. It states that Sutanti Aidit is the wife of D.N. Aidit, that her fate is unknown, that she was born 1 Nov 1923 in Sungai Liat, Bangka, was a PKI member and radiobiology consultant at the National Atomic Energy Agency, and was dismiss
Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (15 Aug 1974) answering congressional inquiries. It states that Sutanti Aidit is the wife of D.N. Aidit, that her fate is unknown, that she was born 1 Nov 1923 in Sungai Liat, Bangka, was a PKI member and radiobiology consultant at the National Atomic Energy Agency, and was dismiss
Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (16 Dec 1974). The embassy says all information on Mrs Aidit was reported in an earlier cable and that it is asking the Indonesian government to clarify her status, to help the Department reply to a query from Rosenthal. Metadata tags: amnesty, US congressional hearings, political
Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (16 Dec 1974). The embassy says all information on Mrs Aidit was reported in an earlier cable and that it is asking the Indonesian government to clarify her status, to help the Department reply to a query from Rosenthal. Metadata tags: amnesty, US congressional hearings, political
De Waarheid, 20 Sep 1975, p. 3: article asking what the Indonesian parliamentary delegation did not mention: Plantungan women's camp in Central Java (386 women), Bukit Duri and Semarang prisons, and named women prisoners: Umi Sardjono, chair of the underground Gerwani, vice-chairs Salawati Daud and Mudigdio, Maasje Siw
Confidential cable from the US Embassy Singapore (Ingraham) to State, 6 Oct 1977, declassified 2009. It debates whether Dr Sutanti Aidit was a PKI Central Committee member, prompted by Congressman Koch's queries. He recalls a 1974-75 Jakarta message saying she was a Class A prisoner whom the Indonesian government claim
Confidential cable from the US Embassy Singapore (Ingraham) to State, 6 Oct 1977, declassified 2009. It debates whether Dr Sutanti Aidit was a PKI Central Committee member, prompted by Congressman Koch's queries. He recalls a 1974-75 Jakarta message saying she was a Class A prisoner whom the Indonesian government claim
FBIS Daily Report item (8 Jul 1978) quoting Kuala Lumpur radio: Mrs Tanty (Sutanti) Aidit, a medical doctor and widow of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, will soon be tried for complicity in the 1965 coup attempt, a Jakarta prosecution spokesman said. She has been in military detention since 1965. Gerwani is not mentioned.
Declassified State Department weekly status cable (13 Jul 1978). Citing FBIS and Kuala Lumpur radio, it reports that Dr Sutanti Aidit, widow of D.N. Aidit, will be tried for complicity in the 1965 coup attempt. It describes her as a member of the Central Committee of Gerwani, the PKI women's affiliate, and an Amnesty I
Declassified State Department weekly status cable (13 Jul 1978). Citing FBIS and Kuala Lumpur radio, it reports that Dr Sutanti Aidit, widow of D.N. Aidit, will be tried for complicity in the 1965 coup attempt. It describes her as a member of the Central Committee of Gerwani, the PKI women's affiliate, and an Amnesty I
JPRS 72231, Translations on South and East Asia No. 789 (14 Nov 1978), mostly economic and military news. Two Indonesian items matter: Angkatan Bersenjata (8 Jul 1978) reports that Dr Tanti Aidit, widow of D.N. Aidit, described as a Gerwani leader, will be tried for subversion (second Gerwani case after Sulami and thre
De Waarheid, 24 Mar 1979, p. 8: sidebar on the clinic Gerwani opened on International Women's Day, 8 March 1958, a polyclinic and advice bureau for women in its building (destroyed in 1965), run by Tanti Aidit, now 12 years in pre-trial detention. Annie van Ommeren recalls the 1975 trial of Sulami (life), Suharti Harso
Short Tempo item, 5 January 1980, on the release of Dr Soetanti Aidit, 57, widow of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, from detention on 20 December 1979. Held from 1966 in Bukit Duri women's prison and never moved, she was separated from her five children for 13 years, declines to talk about the past and hopes to practise medic
JPRS translation volume (3 March 1980). Its Indonesia section reprints Indonesian press reports (Sinar Harapan, Pelita, 21 Dec 1979) on the release of Category B prisoners, including Pramoedya Ananta Toer. At the Jakarta ceremony 22 prisoners including Dr Sutanti Aidit were freed; she wept and said she would follow Isl
JPRS translation volume (3 March 1980). Its Indonesia section reprints Indonesian press reports (Sinar Harapan, Pelita, 21 Dec 1979) on the release of Category B prisoners, including Pramoedya Ananta Toer. At the Jakarta ceremony 22 prisoners including Dr Sutanti Aidit were freed; she wept and said she would follow Isl
Double issue of TAPOL Bulletin (London), no. 41/42, September/November 1980. An article on ex-prisoners' continuing restrictions says many doctors are still refused permission to practise, naming Dr Sutanti Aidit with Drs Sumanto, Sumiarsih and Djajus; ex-tapols also cannot testify in court without a 'certificate of no
Tempo special (1 October 2007) on what happened to D.N. Aidit's family after 30 September 1965. It recounts the fates of his father, siblings and children, and of his wife Dr Soetanti Aidit, who fled, lived in disguise, was arrested, held in Kodim 66 and Bukit Duri until about 1980, and died in 1991. Her Gerwani member