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Melempem di Depan Si Bung (Mengapa Gerwani tak mengkritik poligami Sukarno)

Tempo, 2 October 2021: Limp before Bung Karno (why Gerwani did not criticise Sukarno's polygamy)

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Tempo piece (2 Oct 2021, Hussein Abri and Stefanus Pramono) on why Gerwani, loudly anti-polygamy, stayed silent when Sukarno married Hartini. Umi Sardjono told Ruth Indiah Rahayu it was a private matter and Gerwani still needed Sukarno against imperialism (Harian Rakjat, 4 Jan 1956); Perwari backed Fatmawati; Amurwani and Ita Fatia Nadia say members were privately angry. Quotes Uchikowati.

Artikel Tempo (2 Okt 2021, Hussein Abri dan Stefanus Pramono) tentang mengapa Gerwani, yang lantang antipoligami, diam ketika Sukarno menikahi Hartini. Umi Sardjono mengatakan kepada Ruth Indiah Rahayu itu urusan pribadi dan Gerwani masih memerlukan Sukarno melawan imperialisme (Harian Rakjat, 4 Jan 1956); Perwari mendukung Fatmawati; Amurwani dan Ita Fatia Nadia menyebut anggota diam-diam geram. Mengutip Uchikowati.

“Sesuai dengan pendirian Gerwani, perkawinan harus bebas dan demokratis (Umi Sardjono, Harian Rakjat 4 Januari 1956).”

People

Umi SardjonoSukarnoHartini SukarnoFatmawatiRuth Indiah RahayuIta Fatia NadiaAmurwani Dwi LestariningsihUchikowati FauziaHartatiDjaufar Arifin Santosa

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)Women's Union of the Republic of IndonesiaCommunist Party of IndonesiaHarian RakjatIndoProgressWomen's History Archive Space

Places

CilacapJakartaJava

Events

Sukarno–Hartini marriage controversy

Topics

marriage law and polygamyGerwani organisationwomen's rights and emancipationpeace and anti-imperialismGerwis

Tags

hartini marriage

Details

Date
2021-10-02
Creator
Tempo
Publication
Tempo
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Journalism/commentary (post-1998)
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Source archive
Tempo (tempo.co / Majalah Tempo archive) · source link
Access
subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo (2021-10-02) - Melempem di Depan Si Bung [tempo.co 844413].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.964) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)
Summary basis
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