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Corps of Fighting Women

Type
Indonesian state/army/court
Country
Indonesia
Also written as
Corps Strijdende Vrouwen

1953 – 1953

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GA-00777 1953-12-31 De Vrije Pers rel C

Bloemlezing uit het nieuws (News anthology; Moestopo defends polygamy)

News anthology: Moestopo defends polygamy and pensions for four wives

News digest in De Vrije Pers (31 Dec 1953). Colonel Dr. Moestopo, for the "Corps of Fighting Women", defended polygamy and the pension rule for up to four wives, arguing withdrawal would stimulate prostitution. Gerwis is not named, but this is context for the contemporary polygamy debate.