Kowani Delegation in North Korea
Fragmentary Api Kartini item (1960s) closing a statement by the Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) delegation after visiting North Korea, thanking hosts, praising Korean revolutionary culture and socialist construction, and backing Korean reunification and the 'Crush Malaysia' campaign. Signatories listed include Suharti Suwarto (deputy chair of a DPP, and DPR-GR/MPRS member), Mariam Kantasupena (NU Muslimat) and Chamsinah Ali Dahlan Nasution.
Potongan item Api Kartini (1960-an) berisi penutup pernyataan delegasi Kongres Wanita Indonesia (Kowani) seusai mengunjungi Korea Utara, berterima kasih kepada tuan rumah, memuji kebudayaan revolusioner Korea dan pembangunan sosialis, serta mendukung reunifikasi Korea dan 'Ganyang Malaysia'. Penanda tangan antara lain Suharti Suwarto (wakil ketua DPP, anggota DPR-GR/MPRS), Mariam Kantasupena (NU Muslimat), Chamsinah Ali Dahlan Nasution.
“Delegation members include 'Ny. Suharti Suwarto, deputy chair of the DPP ... DPRGR/MPRS member'; delegation backs Korean reunification and 'crushing Malaysia'.”
Short Xinhua item (24 Sep 1964, via FBIS): Mme Sukahar, head of the Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani), with delegation members Suharti Suwarto (OCR 'Suwanto'), Mariam Kanta (Sumpeno?) and Ali Dahlan Nasution, arrived in Peking after visiting Korea; welcomed by Hsu Kuang-ping of the National Women's Federation. Names
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Two Xinhua reports in Renmin Ribao (5 Oct 1964, p. 1): Song Qingling, Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi receive women guests for China's National Day, then the All-China Women's Federation holds a reception with speeches by Cai Chang and a toast by Deng Yingchao. The Indonesian delegation includes Suharti (PKI CC, head of its Wom
shared: Indonesian Women's Congress, Gotong Royong House of Representatives, Suharti Suwarto, Sukahar
October 1964 issue: editorial on Sukarno's Cairo Non-Aligned speech, a KOWANI delegation report on North Korea including Gerwani's Suharti Suwarto, TAVIP cadre education, peasant women in the Malaysia confrontation, and Bulgaria.
shared: Indonesian Women's Congress, Suharti Suwarto, North Korea, malaysia confrontation
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao item (25 Sept 1964, p. 3): a four-member Indonesian women's delegation headed by a Kowani chair (Mrs Sukahar), including Suharti Suwarto, arrives in Beijing from Korea. Truncated; full text is GA-01942.
shared: Indonesian Women's Congress, Suharti Suwarto, Sukahar, North Korea
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (25 Sept 1964, p. 3): a four-member Indonesian women's delegation led by Mrs Sukahar, a Kowani chair, with Suharti Suwarto and two others, arrives in Beijing from Korea, met by Xu Guangping of the All-China Women's Federation. Gerwani is not named; Suharti Suwarto is the Gerwani first vice-c
shared: Indonesian Women's Congress, Suharti Suwarto, Sukahar, North Korea
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (1 Oct 1964, p. 3) on Mao, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai and others receiving 15th National Day guests. Among those received: Suharti (Suwarto), PKI Central Committee member, head of its Women's Department and Gerwani First Vice-Chair, and Kowani chair Mrs Sukahar; also the PKI delegation and wom
shared: Indonesian Women's Congress, Suharti Suwarto, Sukahar
FBIS-monitored Xinhua report (30 Sep 1964): Mao Zedong and other leaders received over 70 foreign guests on the eve of National Day. Among the Indonesians: Naibaho (Harian Rakjat editor), Siauw Giok Tjhan, and Mme Suharti, PKI Central Committee member and first vice chairman of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)
shared: Indonesian Women's Congress, Suharti Suwarto, Sukahar
Tempo feature (2 Oct 2021, Hussein Abri and Stefanus Pramono) on Umi Sardjono's legislative career: Konstituante (1955) and DPR-GR (1959-65). She pushed immigration reform (no spousal permission), a marriage law banning polygamy with minimum age 21 (opposed by Aisyiyah, Muslimat NU), the 1960 agrarian law for women far
shared: Indonesian Women's Congress, Gotong Royong House of Representatives, Muslimat NU, Suharti Suwarto