GA-01405 1954-09-21 relevance B public
Les femmes indonésiennes et le second mariage de Soekarno (Indonesian women and Sukarno's second marriage)
Indonesian women and Sukarno's second marriage
Libération, Paris (21 Sep 1954, p.6), snippet extract: four representatives of Indonesia's women's leagues were received by Sukarno to ask why he took a second wife; 'Indonesian women have fought for ten years for their rights, and the President's second marriage has been a heavy blow for us.'
Libération, Paris (21 Sep 1954, hlm. 6), cuplikan: empat wakil liga perempuan Indonesia diterima Sukarno untuk menanyakan alasan ia beristri kedua; 'Perempuan Indonesia berjuang selama sepuluh tahun demi hak mereka, dan pernikahan kedua Presiden merupakan pukulan berat bagi kami.'
“p.6: 'FOUR women representing the women's leagues of Indonesia were received by President Soekarno to ask him why he had taken a second wife.'”
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