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Dutch government apologises to Indonesia for war abuses, but knowledge of atrocities is nothing new

  • Written by Susie Protschky, Associate Professor of History, Deakin University
Dutch government apologises to Indonesia for war abuses, but knowledge of atrocities is nothing newA Dutch soldier hands out clothes to Indonesian because of a textile shortage two years after Indonesia's IndependenceCC BY

The Dutch government formally apologised last week for its role in “systematic and extreme violence” during Indonesia’s fight for independence from Dutch colonial rule between 1945 and 1949.

The apology...

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