Representatives of the descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples of Suriname on Monday formally accepted an apology from visiting King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands for widespread ...

epresentatives of the descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples of Suriname on Monday formally accepted an apology from visiting King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands for widespread ...

At a meeting with Surinamese President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons on Monday, the king said he was "aware of how deeply this resonates with the descendants of enslaved people and Indigenous communities.

(Handout/Suriname Presidential Press/AFP) Representatives of the descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples of Suriname on Monday formally accepted an apology from visiting King ...

Descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples in Suriname have formally accepted King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands’ apology for slavery during a private ceremony. Wilgo Ommen, a ...

Today, Suriname is celebrating 50 years of independence from the Netherlands. Caretaker Prime Minister Dick Schoof is attending the celebrations in the South American country. The Netherlands counts ...

Currently (as of September 2025) there are 181 thousand people living in the Netherlands who were born in Suriname. Because most of them moved to the Netherlands in the 1970s, they are now ...

A total of 256,000 Surinamese citizens have emigrated to the Netherlands since the country became independent in 1975, Statistics Netherlands has reported. November 25 will mark 50 years of Suriname’s ...

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