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Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology comes as many nations' colonial histories have received scrutiny because of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killing of George Floyd in the U.S.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologised Monday on behalf of his Government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade, despite calls for h...
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade, despite calls for him to delay the long-awaited statement. "Today I apologize," Rutte said in a 20-minute speech that was greeted with silence by an invited audience at the National Archive. Rutte…
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Mark Rutte says Dutch state ‘enabled, encouraged and profited from slavery’ for centuries