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Dutch Prime Minister Apologizes for His Country’s Role in the Slave Trade

Por: The New York Times World December 20, 2022

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AMSTERDAM — Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands on Monday formally apologized on behalf of his government for the country’s role in abetting, stimulating, preserving and profiting from centuries of slave trading.“For hundreds of years, people were made merchandise, exploited and abused in the name of the Dutch state,” Mr. Rutte said. He also said Dutch governments had not done enough to acknowledge that slavery had had lasting... + full article



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