colonial history

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Soldiers in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (presently Jakarta), during a Sinterklaas event in December 1946
CrimePolitics
Rutte: "Sincere apologies" for Indonesia violence after "penetrating" decolonization report
17 February 2022 - 17:26
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The Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam
Culture
Tropenmuseum plans permanent exhibit on Dutch colonial history
24 January 2022 - 17:20
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Queen Maxima sitting alongside King Willem-Alexander in the back of the Golden Carriage on Budget Day in 2015
Politics
Golden Carriage won't be used until Netherlands is ready, Dutch King says
13 January 2022 - 14:01
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen statue by Ferdinand Leenhoff, erected in 1893 in Hoorn
Politics
Decision on removal of colonialist statue in Hoorn put off until after summer of 2022
25 September 2021 - 12:35
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Aerial photo of Utrecht
Politics
Utrecht willing to help pay to change surnames linked to slavery
7 September 2021 - 08:14
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Commemoration for the abolition of slavery in Amsterdam's Oosterpark, 1 Jul 2017
Politics
Petition to make Slavery Remembrance a national holiday signed more than 60,000 times
6 July 2021 - 19:00
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Amsterdam Flag
Politics
Amsterdam Mayor apologizes for city's role in slavery
1 July 2021 - 14:50
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Politics
Dutch State advised to apologize for slavery, make July 1 a national holiday
1 July 2021 - 13:08
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Aerial photo of Utrecht
1-1-2Politics
Utrecht another Dutch city closely involved in slavery, study shows
1 July 2021 - 11:50
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen statue by Ferdinand Leenhoff, erected in 1893 in Hoorn
Politics
Hoorn to commence with city talks about removal of colonialist statue of J.P. Coen
17 April 2021 - 16:30
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Street signs Rotterdam
Politics
Activists replace street signs to educate people about the Netherlands' colonial past
21 March 2021 - 18:50
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Bundled up bikers entering the Rijksmuseum tunnel under their billboard celebrating the winter season, Amsterdam 7 February 2018
CultureArt
Dutch museums, universities to investigate return of colonial collections: report
7 December 2020 - 08:03
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Thirteenth-century stone statue of Ganesha sitting on a ring of skulls taken from East Java to the Netherlands in the 19th century. 18 June 2015
PoliticsTechScienceCultureArt
Netherlands advised to return art looted during colonial era
7 October 2020 - 16:50
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
Dutch need more education on impact of colonialism & slavery, says UN rapporteur
16 July 2020 - 09:43
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King Willem-Alexander, 2020
Politics
Dutch King apologizes for colonial past in Indonesia
10 March 2020 - 07:36
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Portrait of Michiel de Ruyter
Politics
Dutch town has no problem honoring seafaring colonial past
21 February 2018 - 16:40
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, 23 Nov 2016
BusinessPolitics
Dutch PM vows to return Indonesian artifacts
24 November 2016 - 11:45
Politics
Hennis Visits Indonesia
7 October 2013 - 04:16