World News@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

Dutch king makes historic apology for his country’s colonial past

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Dutch king makes historic apology for his country’s colonial past

www.politico.eu

World News@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

cross-posted to:
worldnews@lemmy.ml

King Willem-Alexander apologized for the Netherlands’ role in the slave trade.

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