Gerwani Archive
Researcher log in
GA-01053 1957-06-15 relevance B public

Samenstelling van nationale raad is gereedgekomen (Soekarno voorzitter)

Composition of national council completed (Sukarno chair)

Open file in Google DriveRead full text

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (15 Jun 1957, p.1): the 45-member National Council is announced, chaired by Sukarno with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair. Members include Munir (SOBSI workers), Sardjono (peasants), Henk Ngantung (artists), and S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said for the women's movements; Mrs Towoliu represents Celebes. Part of Guided Democracy's functional-groups architecture.

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (15 Jun 1957, hlm. 1): diumumkan Dewan Nasional beranggota 45 orang, diketuai Sukarno dengan Roeslan Abdulgani sebagai wakil ketua. Anggota antara lain Munir (buruh SOBSI), Sardjono (tani), Henk Ngantung (seniman), serta S.K. Trimurti dan Rasuna Said untuk gerakan perempuan; Ibu Towoliu mewakili Celebes. Bagian dari arsitektur golongan fungsional Demokrasi Terpimpin.

“S.K. Trimurti and Mrs Rasuna Said are named as representatives of the women's movements (p. 1).”

People

SukarnoRoeslan AbdulganiS.K. TrimurtiRasuna SaidTowoliuMunirSardjonoHenk NgantungHerawati DiahA.H. Nasution

Organisations

National CouncilAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationCommunist Party of IndonesiaNahdlatul UlamaIslamic Education Movement

Places

JakartaIndonesia

Topics

elections and parliamentwomen's rights and emancipationbiographyPKI

Tags

guided democracywomen legislators

Details

Date
1957-06-15
Creator
Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
Publication
Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra (1957-06-15) - Samenstelling van nationale raad is gereedgekomen President Soekarno [Delpher ddd-010475788-a0001].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.821) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
Summary basis
full text read

Related items

GA-01257 1957-06-15 Java-Bode rel A

Samenstelling Nationale Raad bekendgemaakt (Composition of the National Council announced)

Composition of the National Council announced

Java-Bode, 15 June 1957, p. 1: government announces the 45-member National Council chaired by Sukarno, with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair. Women's organisations are represented by S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said; other members include Sobsi's Munir, PKI's Sujono Atmo, painter Henk Ngantung, Towoliu and Siwabessy, plus

shared: National Council, S.K. Trimurti, Roeslan Abdulgani, Rasuna Said

GA-01055 1957-07-13 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Nationale raad door president Soekarno geïnstalleerd

National council installed by President Sukarno

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (13 Jul 1957, p.1): Sukarno installs the National Council (42 members sworn in), saying it will not displace cabinet or parliament. Named members include Munir, Sardjono, Henk Ngantung, S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said (women's movements) and Katjasungkana. Bahder Djohan and Herawati Diah decli

shared: National Council, S.K. Trimurti, Roeslan Abdulgani, Rasuna Said

GA-00558 1957-06-15 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

45 Leden in totaal: Nationale Raad definitief door president en kabinet gevormd (Dewan Nasional dibentuk, 45 anggota)

45 members in total: National Council definitively formed by president and cabinet

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-06-15, p. 1): announcement of the 45-member National Council (Dewan Nasional) under Sukarno, with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair and secretary-general. Functional-group seats include workers (SOBSI's Munir), youth (Sujono Atmo, PKI) and women's organisations: Mrs. S.K. Trimurti and Mrs.

shared: Nahdlatul Ulama, National Council, A.H. Nasution, S.K. Trimurti

GA-01159 1957-06-22 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Samenstelling Nationale Raad in Indonesië bekendgemaakt (Composition of the National Council announced)

Composition of the National Council announced

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 22 Jun 1957, p. 1: government announces the 45-member National Council under Sukarno, with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair. S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said are named as the two representatives of women's organisations; Henk Ngantung (artists) and Ahem Erningpradja (labour) also appear.

shared: National Council, A.H. Nasution, S.K. Trimurti, Roeslan Abdulgani

GA-00561 1957-07-13 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Installatie en beediging Nationale Raad tornt niet aan gezag van kabinet en parlement (Pelantikan Dewan Nasional)

Installation and swearing-in of National Council does not undermine authority of cabinet and parliament

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-07-13, p. 1): Sukarno installs the 45-member National Council (Dewan Nasional) at the Istana Negara, swearing in 32 members, and stresses it does not undermine cabinet or parliament but assists, lends authority and bridges society and government. The full list names S.K. Trimurti and Rasu

shared: National Council, A.H. Nasution, S.K. Trimurti, Roeslan Abdulgani

GA-00466 1958-04-18 Bintang Timur rel B

Panitia perumus Dewan Nasional ke-4, termasuk S.K. Trimurti (golongan Wanita), Bintang Timur 18 April 1958

Drafting committee of the 4th National Council session, including S.K. Trimurti (Bintang Timur, 18 April 1958)

Bintang Timur, 18 April 1958, p. 1 (Lebaran issue; APRI landings in Sulawesi). Lists the drafting committee (panitia perumus) formed by the fourth Dewan Nasional session, chaired by Ds. W.Y. Rumambi, with S.K. Trimurti as representative of the women's group alongside Sukarni, B.M. Diah and others. Also regulations on f

shared: National Council, S.K. Trimurti, Sardjono, guided democracy

GA-03042 2023 rel C licensed

Fashioning Authoritarianism: Militarization of Society in Indonesia, 1930-1966

Fashioning Authoritarianism: Militarization of Society in Indonesia, 1930-1966 (Joshua, 2023)

PhD dissertation (Northwestern, 2023) by Norman Joshua on the militarization of Indonesian society, 1930-1966. It argues the Army intervened in non-military affairs through the 'twin logics' of emergency powers and counterinsurgency, culminating in the New Order. Gerwani appears only in passing: p. 428 gives its claime

shared: National Council, A.H. Nasution, S.K. Trimurti, Rasuna Said

GA-00562 1957-07-31 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Biografieën der leden Nationale Raad (Biografi anggota Dewan Nasional)

Biographies of National Council members

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-07-31, p. 3): continued biographies of National Council members. Soerastri Karma Trimurti, representing women's organisations, born Surakarta 1912, teacher-training and economics studies, jailed by the Dutch 1933-36, attended the 1953 Copenhagen international women's congress, and wrote b

shared: National Council, S.K. Trimurti, Rasuna Said, guided democracy