GA-00598 1957-03-30 relevance C public
'De vaders zijn niet rein': Mevr. Fatmawati Soekarno: 'Laat mij kabinet vormen' ('The fathers are not pure')
'The fathers are not pure': Mrs Fatmawati Sukarno: 'Let me form a cabinet'
Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg, 30 Mar 1957: Fatmawati, Sukarno's first wife, who left the palace after his 1954 marriage to Hartini 'to the great indignation of the Indonesian women's organisation', proposes in an open letter that a non-party woman form the new cabinet ('the fathers are not pure'). Page also covers anti-corruption raids and Aidit's general-strike threat. Gerwani is not named.
Dagblad voor Noord-Limburg, 30 Mar 1957: Fatmawati, istri pertama Sukarno, yang meninggalkan istana setelah pernikahan Sukarno dengan Hartini (1954) 'dengan kemarahan besar organisasi perempuan Indonesia', mengusulkan dalam surat terbuka agar perempuan nonpartai membentuk kabinet ('para bapak tidak bersih'). Juga memuat razia antikorupsi dan ancaman mogok umum Aidit. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“"...to the great indignation of the Indonesian women's organisation, entered a second marriage with Mrs. Hartini."”
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