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亚非妇女会议举行全体会议 (Afro-Asian Women's Conference holds plenary session)

Afro-Asian Women's Conference holds plenary session (Renmin Ribao, 18 February 1958)

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Renmin Ribao, 18 Feb 1958, p. 6 (Xinhua, Colombo): first plenary of the Afro-Asian Women's Conference. Maria Ulfah Santoso, head of the Indonesian delegation, appeals for support on West Irian and against destructive use of atomic energy; the Chinese delegation walks out over the UN/UNESCO observer. Gerwani is not named.

Renmin Ribao, 18 Februari 1958, hlm. 6 (Xinhua, Kolombo): sidang pleno pertama Konferensi Wanita Asia-Afrika. Maria Ulfah Santoso, ketua delegasi Indonesia, menyerukan dukungan untuk Irian Barat dan menentang penggunaan tenaga atom untuk perusakan; delegasi Tiongkok keluar ruangan karena pengamat PBB/UNESCO. Gerwani tidak disebut.

“Santoso, head of the Indonesian delegation, 'called on the conference to... support their struggle to recover West Irian' and demanded atomic energy not be used destructively (p. 6).”

People

Maria Ullfah SantosoShi LiangSoong Ching-ling

Organisations

All-China Women's FederationUNESCOUnited Nations

Places

ColomboSri LankaIndonesiaWest New Guinea (Papua)China

Events

Asian-African Women's Conference, Colombo

Topics

Afro-Asian solidarityWest Irian campaignpeace and anti-imperialismeducation and literacyChina

Tags

wire reportcongress reportnuclear disarmament

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Date
1958-02-18
Creator
Renmin Ribao
Publication
Renmin Ribao
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
Chinese
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
China
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
People's Daily 人民日报图文数据库 (Columbia proxy) · source link
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Fair (0.828) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
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