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POLITICSJun 21 · 15:18 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDSenay Boztas in Rotterdam

Dutch PM apologises for Moluccan soldiers’ mistreatment after Indonesian independence

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten apologized for the mistreatment of Moluccan soldiers who served in the Royal Dutch East Indies army during Indonesia's independence struggle. A crowdfunded monument was unveiled in Rotterdam to honor the soldiers, who migrated to the Netherlands in 1951 under circumstances they believed would be temporary.

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