Aulia Masna on Nostr: Exploited, Extorted, and Erased: Indonesia’s Struggle Against Dutch Historical ...
Exploited, Extorted, and Erased: Indonesia’s Struggle Against Dutch Historical Revision
I've never considered myself a nationalist, but there's one thing that has been tugging at me for decades: the Dutch colonial legacy in Indonesia. It's a complex history that continues to resonate and remains unresolved to this day. Let's talk about the elephant in the room - the price of Indonesian independence. In the 1950s, Indonesia had to pay billions of guilders to the Netherlands just to secure full sovereignty, about 4.5 billion.
http://aulia.me/2024/08/19/exploited-extorted-and-erased-indonesias-struggle-against-dutch-historical-revision/
I've never considered myself a nationalist, but there's one thing that has been tugging at me for decades: the Dutch colonial legacy in Indonesia. It's a complex history that continues to resonate and remains unresolved to this day. Let's talk about the elephant in the room - the price of Indonesian independence. In the 1950s, Indonesia had to pay billions of guilders to the Netherlands just to secure full sovereignty, about 4.5 billion.
http://aulia.me/2024/08/19/exploited-extorted-and-erased-indonesias-struggle-against-dutch-historical-revision/