AP 24.1203 Decolonization – Indonesia

During his first state visit to former Dutch colony Indonesia, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands expressed his regret and apologies on March 10, 2020, for the excessive violence of the Dutch army during the 1945-1949 independence war in Indonesia. The royal did not express regret for the prior hundreds of years of Dutch colonial exploitation.

Published on Mar 12, 2020


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