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four-year armed conflict between the Republic of Indonesia and its then occupying colonial power, the Netherlands.
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The Netherlands referred to its violent behavior as "police actions" during the period of the war.
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The psychologist and former soldier drew the public eye to the Dutch army's violent acts by admitting that he, himself, had participated in them.
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Within the report, the historian details the war crimes committed by the Dutch military during the Indonesian War of Independence.
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Deleting Fasseur's terminology of "war crimes", de Jong sent the report, as well as a letter to Parliament. Within it, he wrote the following: "The government regrets that there have been excesses yet it maintains its opinion that the army as a whole acted correctly in Indonesia. The data collected confirms that there were no systematic atrocities."
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Within it, the journalist details the mass murder of 364 Indonesians in the village of Galoeng Lomnbok, with surprisingly little public reaction sparked as a result.
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Alfred Edelstein and Karin van Coevorden made a documentary detailing the illegal killings by the Dutch army of hundreds of people in the village of Rawagede. Survivors claimed that similar acts occurred in the neighboring villages on the island of Java.
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The Dutch ambassador expressed his apologies for the mass murder that occurred at the hands of the Dutch military in Rawagede. This was after the Court in The Hague ruled the Dutch State's responsibility in financially compensating the seven surviving widows in the village.
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With 4.1 million euros in funding, three organizations began their research into Dutch violence committed during the Indonesian War of Independence.
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He visited Indonesia and apologized for the Dutch military's violent acts during the war.
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After publishing the results of the report (Independence, decolonization, violence, and war in Indonesia, 1945-195), it became clear that many in power condoned the war atrocities that were committed by the Dutch army.
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Dutch Prime Minister apologizes for the 'structural violence' of the Dutch military in a press conference, mentioning both Indonesians and everyone else living in the Netherlands who suffered. He also acknowledged that many in power, such as military or political authorities, condoned these atrocities, saying the following: "The prevailing culture was one of looking away, shirking and a misplaced colonial sense of superiority. That is a painful realization, even after so many years"