Dutch king expected to apologise for slavery
King Willem-Alexander is widely expected to make a royal apology for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery today. – AFP pic, July 1, 2023.
KING Willem-Alexander is widely expected to make a royal apology for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery today at an event marking 150 years since slaves were freed in former colonies. Thousands of descendants of slaves from the South American nation of Suriname and the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao will attend the celebrations in Amsterdam for “Keti Koti” .
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