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GA-01146 1955-06-08 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

PKI bestaat 35 jaar (The PKI is 35 years old)

The PKI is 35 years old

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 8 Jun 1955, p. 2: report on the PKI's 35th-anniversary rally at Merdeka Square, Jakarta. Umi Sardjono, general chairwoman of Gerwani, attacks feudalism and large landownership; Aidit speaks on Muslim-nationalist-communist unity and Dutch profits, with slogans against Dutch and landlords

GA-00528 1955-09-30 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Een desa bracht zijn stem uit (Sebuah desa memberikan suaranya)

A village cast its vote

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad reportage (1955-09-30, p. 2) from the village of Tjoblong-Sekeloa, Bandung, on the 29 September 1955 election: 1,147 voters at a bamboo polling place. A child-minding and first-aid post near the booths is run by a committee of eleven women: one from Muslimat, two from Wanita Demokrat and eight