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Prime Minister Mark Rute

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Statement TypeApology
Date of Statement19/12/2022
Issuing BodyIndividuals
Apology & Regret StatementsThe Prime minister gives a historical overview of the system of the slave trade and slavery that the government sanctioned on African people. More specifically, he utilizes the archival record and recent project to acknowledge thses stories to establish the governments three goals: acknowledgment, apology, and recovery. The statement is a personal testament on behalf of the prime minister and his experience with descendants of enslaved communities whose lineage and current lives he has acknowledged are affected by the trade and slavery. Further, he acknowledges freedom fighters and leaders, including “Tula on Curaçao, Jolicoeur, Boni and Baron in Suriname and One-Tété Lohkay on St Maarten.” *Full Statement is in the Folder.
Verification Sourcehttps://www.government.nl/documents/speeches/2022/12/19/speech-by-prime-minister-mark-rutte-about-the-role-of-the-netherlands-in-the-history-of-slavery
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