GA-01377 1954-10-07 relevance B public
Soekarno's huwelijk (Sukarno's marriage)
Sukarno's marriage
Tubantia/Twentsch Dagblad brief (7 Oct 1954): the Indonesian parliament asks the government's view on Sukarno's second marriage and, with communists voting against, agrees to consider a women's movement petition to deprive Muslim men of the right to marry more than one wife. Relevant to the polygamy campaign Gerwani and others fought; no organisation named.
Berita singkat Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia (7 Okt 1954): parlemen Indonesia meminta pandangan pemerintah soal pernikahan kedua Sukarno dan, dengan suara komunis menolak, sepakat membahas petisi gerakan perempuan agar pria Muslim dicabut haknya menikahi lebih dari satu istri. Relevan dengan kampanye antipoligami yang diperjuangkan Gerwani dan lainnya; tak ada organisasi disebut.
“p.1: parliament decided 'with the votes of the communists against, to take up for consideration a petition of the Indonesian women's movement ... that Muslim men be deprived of the right to marry more than one wife.'”
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- 1954-10-07
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- 1950–1954
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia (1954-10-07) - Soekarno's huwelijk [Delpher MMHCO02-163750023-a00097].txt
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