Dutch slavery past

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Dutch royals speaking to the descendants of enslaved people during their state visit to Suriname, 1 December 2025
Politics
Enslaved people's descendants accept Dutch King's apology in Suriname
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Nijmegen, Waal River
Politics
Nijmegen played a crucial role in maintaining slavery: study
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
127 descendants of enslaved people have requested their surname be changed
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaking about the Dutch responsibility regarding its legacy of slavery during the colonial era. 19 December 2022
Politics
Former Cabinet postponed apology for Dutch slavery past several times
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De Eerstelingen by Johann Valentin Haidt (ca. 1749), Museum Catharijneconvent
Culture
Exhibition on Christianity and slavery at museum in Utrecht
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The Hotel Jakarta and a portion of the Kop van Java-eiland in Amsterdam-Oost. 20 August 2021
Culture
First proposal for National Slavery Museum could see it built on Amsterdam’s Java-eiland
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen statue by Ferdinand Leenhoff, erected in 1893 in Hoorn
Weird
Hoorn not ready to apologize for its historic ties to the slave trade
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Urwin Vyent, director of NiNsee and Linda Nooitmeer, chairman of the NiNsee board, during the signing of the certificate of the Intangible Heritage Inventory of the Netherlands in the Amsterdam City Archives.
PoliticsCulture
Keti Koti added to the Dutch intangible heritage list
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Alexandra van Huffelen
Politics
Van Huffelen surprised by Aruba's minister accusing her of "colonial behavior"
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Culture
Hundreds of people gathered on Surinameplein in Amsterdam for National Day of Awareness