King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is expected to formally apologize for the Dutch slave trade during a speech on the 160-year anniversary of abolition.
who made a formal apology for slavery to the Dutch public in December of last year.
He added,"But it is also true that the Dutch State, in all its manifestations through history, bears responsibility for the terrible suffering inflicted on enslaved people and their descendants. So we cannot ignore the effects of the past on the present." "What people told me is that they felt emotional about the prime minister's apology, because these were words people were waiting for since 1863," Amsterdam district counselor Vayhishta Miskin told Deutsche Welle, a German publication.The prime minister also pledged over €200 million to educational initiatives addressing inequality.
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