1975 Dutch train hijacking
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On 2 December 1975, seven South Moluccans seized a train with about 50 passengers on board in open countryside near the village of Wijster, halfway between Hoogeveen and Beilen in the northern part of
Treinkaping bij Beilen twee kapers gooien iets weg, buiten de trein, Bestanddeelnr 928 3080
Military roadblock at Wijster
Republic of South Maluku
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The Republic of South Maluku, also known as the Republic of the South Moluccas, was an unrecognised Indonesian secessionist movement that claimed the islands of Ambon, Buru, and Seram, which currently
1975 Dutch train hijacking
…The South-Moluccans came to the Netherlands for a temporary stay, promised by the Dutch government that they would get their own independent state, Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS). For about 25 years they lived in temporary camps, often in poor conditions. After these years the younger generation felt betrayed by the Dutch…
South Moluccan warriors from Tanimbar
Decorated KNIL soldiers, 1927
KNIL recruits being trained on Ambon
KNIL regiment, 1943.