Surastri Karma Trimurti | |
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 Trimurti, 1947 | |
| 1st Indonesian Minister of Labour | |
| In office 3 July 1947 – 29 January 1948 | |
| President | Sukarno |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Kusnan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1912-05-11)11 May 1912 Surakarta,Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 20 May 2008(2008-05-20) (aged 96) Jakarta,Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Spouse | Sayuti Melik |
| Children | Moesafir Karma Boediman (MK Boediman) Heru Baskoro |
| Alma mater | Faculty of EconomicsUniversity of Indonesia (done;1960) |
Soerastri Karma Trimurti (11 May 1912 – 20 May 2008), who was known asS. K. Trimuti, was an Indonesianjournalist,writer andteacher, who took part in theIndonesian independence movement againstcolonial rule by theNetherlands.[1] She later served as Indonesia's first labor minister from 1947 until 1948 underIndonesian Prime MinisterAmir Sjarifuddin.
S. K. Trimurti was born on 11 May 1912, inSolo,Central Java.[2] She attended to Sekolah Guru Putri (Girl Elementary School).[3][4]
She became active in theIndonesian independence movement during the 1930s, officially joining the nationalistPartindo (Indonesian Party) in 1933, shortly after completing her schooling at Tweede Inlandsche School.[4]
Trimurti began her career as anelementary schoolteacher after leaving Tweede Inlandsche School.[4] She taught in elementary schools inBandung,Surakarta andBanyumas during the 1930s.[4] However, she was arrested by Dutch authorities in 1936 for distributing anti-colonialleaflets. Trimuti was imprisoned for nine months at the Bulu Prison inSemarang.[1]
Trimurti switched careers from teaching tojournalism following her release from prison.[4] She soon became well known in journalistic and anti-colonial circles as a critical journalist.[1] Trimurti often used different, shortenedpseudonyms of her real name, such asTrimurti orKarma, in her writings to avoid being arrested again by Dutch colonial authorities. During her reporting career, Trimurti worked for a number of Indonesian newspapers includingPesat,Panjebar Semangat,Genderang,Bedung andPikiran Rakyat.[4] She publishedPesat together with her husband. In theJapanese occupation era,Pesat was banned by Japanese military government. She also was arrested and tortured.[5]
Trimurti, who was a known advocate forworkers' rights, was appointed as Indonesia's firstMinister of Labor under Prime MinisterAmir Sjarifuddin. She served in that capacity from 1947 until 1948. She was on the Executive of theLabour Party of Indonesia, and led its women's wingWorking Women's Front.[6][7][8]
She co-founded the Gerwis, an Indonesian women's organization, in 1950, which was later renamed asGerwani. She left the organization in 1965.[1] She returned tocollege when she was 41 years old. She studiedeconomics at theUniversity of Indonesia.[9] She declined an appointment to become Indonesia'sSocial Affairs Minister in 1959 in order to complete her degree.[4]
Trimurti was a member and signer ofPetition 50 in 1980,[4] which protestedSuharto's use ofPancasila against his political opponents. The signers of Petition 50 included prominent Indonesian independence supporters as well as government andmilitary officials, such as Trimurti and the formerGovernor of JakartaAli Sadikin.[1]
S. K. Trimurti died at 6:20 P.M. on 20 May 2008, at the age of 96, at the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital (RSPAD) inJakarta, Indonesia after being hospitalized for two weeks.[10] She had been in failing health and confined to her bedroom for the prior year.[1] According to her son, Heru Baskoro, Trimurti had died of a broken vein. She had also been suffering from a lowhemoglobin level andhigh blood pressure.[4]
A ceremony honoring Trimurti as a "heroine for Indonesia's independence" was held at the state palace inCentral Jakarta.[4] She was buried atKalibata Heroes Cemetery.[3]
In 1938 she was married toMuhammad Ibnu Sayuti, thetypist of theIndonesian Declaration of Independence, which was proclaimed bySukarno on 17 August 1945.[1][5] Trimurti spent much of the rest of her life at her rented residence inBekasi,West Java.[1]
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